Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR
Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR
Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR
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<strong>EPR</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />
N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123<br />
REV. A PAGE 212 / 257<br />
Specific features that have been incorporated into the design to control dose include the<br />
following:<br />
· Shielding provided by the spent fuel transport container;<br />
· Unloading spent fuel from the transport container and loading into the Fuel Storage<br />
Pool within a shielded cell and using remote operations to remove the operators<br />
from the radiation source;<br />
· Shielding provided by the Fuel Storage Pool water. At all times, the water level is<br />
well above the top of the fuel.<br />
Operator doses will be monitored and operations in the facility optimised to ensure<br />
compliance with the IRRs. Areas in the facility will be designated in accordance with the<br />
IRRs based on the radiological hazard present in that area.<br />
<strong>Radioactive</strong> Contamination<br />
In normal operations the operator shall be isolated from contamination by at least two<br />
containment barriers during each stage of the process of fuel unloading and storage. These<br />
barriers are as follows:<br />
· Fuel cladding (1 st barrier) and for the 2 nd barrier:<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
The spent fuel transport container during transport;<br />
The unloading cell structure and the transport container connected via the<br />
docking system during fuel unloading;<br />
And during the interim storage period:<br />
• The fuel storage pool water;<br />
• The fuel storage pool liner;<br />
• The storage pool building.<br />
Further control of radioactive contamination is provided by the provision of an active<br />
ventilation system with HEPA filtration abatement system.<br />
Conditioning systems will be provided to remove suspended or dissolved contamination from<br />
the Fuel Storage Pool water, and to control water chemistry so as to minimise corrosion of<br />
the fuel cladding.<br />
Leakage of water from the Fuel Storage Pool could result in spread of contamination within<br />
the facility and in extremis in loss of shielding and cooling for the spent fuel. Containment of<br />
the water will be ensured by the stainless steel liner and support framework and by the<br />
reinforced concrete structure housing it. It should be noted that the liner will undergo a full<br />
radiographic examination during manufacture and that any leakage would be collected<br />
through a network of leak pipes incorporated in the pool framework and routed to a leak<br />
detection cabinet.