PROBLEMS OF TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SNF OF RESEARCH REACTORS IN AT-REACTOR STORAGES

Problems of storage of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in at-reactor storages of Research Center Kurchatov Institute and also methods of SNF management at nuclear content revision of storages are discussed. Methods of identification of SNFA and SNF element cases are presented. Use of radiometric methods of measurement of the SNFA radiation parameters and remote controlled mechanisms allows to reduce influence of high radiation fields on the working personnel and to protect him in the working process. It is noted that one of the main problems arising at long-term storage of SNF is dissipation of information on objects of storage and their state.

 

Key words: spent nuclear fuel, ionizing radiation, radionuclides, activity, radiometric methods of diagnosti.

Evstigneev V. P., Semenov S. G., Lemus A. V., Chesnokov A. V., Shisha A. D. Problems of Temporary Storage of SNF of Research Reactors in At-Reactor Storages. Radioactive Waste, 2018, no 3 (4), pp. 87—94. (In Russian).