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PROCESS COOLING FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MATERIALS STORAGE.

Author(s) : HODGSON S. A., KNUDSON D. L.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE STORAGE CONTAINERS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MATERIALS, LOCATED IN A VAULT ARE COOLED BY A REFRIGERATING MACHINERY AND A FORCED AIR SYSTEM. THE AIR FLOWS UPWARD THROUGH THE CORES AND OVER THE OUTSIDE SURFACES OF THE CYLINDERS AND IS WITHDRAWN BY A FAN AT THE TOP. THE HEAT GENERATED CAN BE USED THROUGH RUN-ROUND COIL SYSTEMS. THE SYSTEM IS CALCULATED BY COMPUTER SIMULATION. THE INSTALLATION DESCRIBED GENERATES ABOUT 390 KW AT LOADING REDUCING TO 230 KW AFTER 5 YEARS. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: PROCESS COOLING FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE MATERIALS STORAGE.
  • Record ID : 1982-0599
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 53 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1981
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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