Radiolytic gas production from aluminum coupons (alloy 1100 and 6061) in helium environments—assessing the extended storage of aluminum clad spent nuclear …

JK Conrad, X Pu, A Khanolkar, TM Copeland-Johnson… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Corrosion of aluminium alloy clad nuclear fuel, during reactor operation and under
subsequent wet storage conditions, promotes the formation of aluminium hydroxide and …

Measurement of radiolytic hydrogen generation from surrogate zr-based materials in a" mini-canister"

A D'Entremont, CG Verst, RL Sindelar - 2022 - osti.gov
This report describes a test campaign to investigate radiolytic hydrogen generation from
surrogate materials resembling the (Zr-based) cladding of commercial spent nuclear fuel …

Mini-Canister Radiolysis Testing of ASNF Materials and Surrogates

AL d'Entremont - 2024 - osti.gov
An experimental irradiation campaign to investigate radiolysis behavior of ASNF was
conducted using in situ gas monitoring of small, sealed stainless-steel vessels (mini …

Milestone 1.2. 11: H2 Production from Surrogate Non-Native Corrosion Plumes on Aluminum 6061-T6 Fuel Cladding Surrogates

CD Pilgrim, JK Conrad, JR Wilbanks, RP Morco… - 2022 - osti.gov
Thick, localized,“non-native” corrosion plumes have been identified on Advanced Test
Reactor fuel elements, raising concern on their impact on the radiolytic formation of …

Milestone 1.2. 10: Steady-state H2 “roll over” point data for aluminum alloys 1100 and 6061

GP Horne, JK Conrad, TM Copeland-Johnson, X Pu… - 2022 - osti.gov
Extended (> 50 years) dry storage is being evaluated by the US Department of Energy
(DOE) for the disposition of~ 18 metric tons of aluminum-clad spent nuclear fuel (ASNF) …

Modeling Approach for the Aluminum-clad Dry Storage Pilot using HFIR Fuel

DP Guillen - 2024 - osti.gov
To confirm that the dry storage of aluminum-clad research reactor spent nuclear fuel (ASNF)
will remain within the safety envelope after applied drying schemes and that the resulting …

Considerations for Defining G-Values for Aluminum-Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel

AL d'Entremont - 2024 - osti.gov
Sealed-canister dry storage of aluminum-clad spent nuclear fuel (ASNF) generated by
research reactors is an alternative to current storage and disposition pathways as directed …