Preparation and performance of the largest ever shipment of irradiated HEU fuel elements under the FRR program: the 2006 ANSTO HIFAR spent fuel transport from Sydney to the United States

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dc.contributor.authorHart, Ken_AU
dc.contributor.authorDimitrovski, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorAnne, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Jen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-20T04:52:12Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-01-20T04:52:12Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2007-03-11en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-07-15en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe HIFAR reactor was officially shut down on 30 January 2007. The management of spent fuel remains a very important aspect of the operation of research reactors for Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). Between 1999 and 2004, a total of 1288 fuel assemblies were sent in four shipments to the La Hague reprocessing plant. For the remaining HIFAR fuel assemblies containing U.S. origin uranium, ANSTO decided to exercise its option to return the fuel assemblies to the U.S. under the Foreign Research Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel (FRR-SNF) Acceptance program. The shipment consisted of 5 NAC-LWT casks containing 42 fuel elements each and 2 TN-7/2 casks each containing 60 fuel elements each, representing a total of 330 fuel elements. 3 types of fuel elements were part of the shipment: 2 types are cylindrical elements while the third type consists of fuel plates. The handling of large casks like NAC-LWT has required preparatory works like the availability of a reinforced concreted area. The use of NAC Dry Transfer System was necessary because the reactor pool at ANSTO is too swallow to permit a wet loading). This shipment was the largest shipment of HEU (high enrichment uranium) removed from one single facility under the FRR program. After a long maritime voyage, the 7 casks were delivered safely to the DOE site at Savannah River in South-Carolina. © The Authorsen_AU
dc.identifier.booktitleTransactions, 11th International Topical Meeting, Research Reactor Fuel Management (RRFM) and Meeting of the International Group on Reactor Research (IGORR)en_AU
dc.identifier.citationHart, K., Dimitrovski, L., & Anderson, M., Anne, C., & Adam, J. (2007). Preparation and performance of the largest ever shipment of irradiated HEU fuel elements under the FRR program: the 2006 ANSTO HIFAR spent fuel transport from Sydney to the United States. Paper presented to the RRFM/IGORR 2007, Lyon, France, 11.3 - 15. 3.2007. In Tranactions, 11th International Topical Meeting, Research Reactor Fuel Management (RRFM) and Meeting of the International Group on Reactor Research (IGORR). Centre de Congrès, Lyon, France 11– 15 March 2007. Retrieved from: https://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/39/023/39023398.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate15 March 2007en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameRRFM/IGORR 2007en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceLyon, Franceen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate11 March 2007en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationBrussels, Belgiumen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://inis.iaea.org/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/39/023/39023398.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14462en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherEuropean Nuclear Societyen_AU
dc.subjectAdministrative proceduresen_AU
dc.subjectHIFAR Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectInternational cooperationen_AU
dc.subjectMaritime transporten_AU
dc.subjectRadioactive waste managementen_AU
dc.subjectSpent fuel casksen_AU
dc.subjectSpent fuelsen_AU
dc.subjectUS DOEen_AU
dc.titlePreparation and performance of the largest ever shipment of irradiated HEU fuel elements under the FRR program: the 2006 ANSTO HIFAR spent fuel transport from Sydney to the United Statesen_AU
dc.typeConference Paperen_AU
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