Energia i regulacje · 19/05/2022

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issues Revised Guidelines for Spent Fuel Heat Generation

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released Revision 3 to its Regulatory Guide 3.54, outlining methods for calculating spent nuclear fuel heat generation rates for independent spent fuel storage installations, incorporating corrections to a previously erroneous table and providing a more accurate methodology for determining heat generation rates and loading higher burnup fuel.