W20  Research Efforts Affecting Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation

This session will address the current research efforts that will affect the storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel.  Topics to be discussed will include high-burnup fuel testing, cladding behavior, thermal analysis, extended storage, and the Research Road Map.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

• Meraj Rahimi, Branch Chief, Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC tel: 301‑287‑9233, e-mail: Meraj.Rahimi@nrc.gov

SPEAKER(S):

• Introductory Remarks
  Meraj Rahimi, Branch Chief, Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC
• Results of Phase 1 Tests
  Gordon Bjorkman, Senior Technical Advisor, Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC
• Functional Monitoring
  Matthew Hiser, Materials Engineer, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
• High Burnup Dry Storage Cask Research and Development Project
  Tom Brookmire, Nuclear Engineering Supervisor, Dominion Generation
• Development of Risk Framework for Spent Fuel Dry Storage
  Matthew Gordon, Materials Engineer, Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

• Jeremy Smith, Senior Nuclear Engineer, Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS/NRC tel: 301-287-0928, e-mail: Jeremy.Smith@nrc.gov