О. R. Trofymenko1, І. M. Romanenko1, М. І. Holiuk1,
C. V. Hrytsiuk1, P. М. Kutsyn1, А. V. Nosovskyi1, 2
Y. М. Pysmennyy2, V. І. Gulik1
1 Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants,
NAS of Ukraine, 12, Lysogirska st., Kyiv, 03028, Ukraine
2 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv
Polytechnic Institute”, 37, Peremohy Ave, Kyiv, 03056, Ukraine
DOI: doi.org/10.31717/2311-8253.21.1.4
Abstract
The management of spent nuclear fuel is one of the most pressing problems of Ukraine’s nuclear energy. To solve this problem, as well as to increase Ukraine’s energy independence, the construction of a centralized spent nuclear fuel storage facility is being completed in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, where the spent fuel of Khmelnytsky, Rivne and South Ukrainian nuclear power plants will be stored for the next 100 years. The technology of centralized storage of spent nuclear fuel is based on the storage of fuel assemblies in ventilated HI-STORM concrete containers manufactured by Holtec International. Long-term operation of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility requires a clear understanding of all processes (thermohydraulic, neutron-physical, aging processes, etc.) occurring in HI-STORM containers. And this cannot be achieved without modeling these processes using modern specialized programs. Modeling of neutron and photon transfer makes it possible to analyze the level of protective properties of the container against radiation, optimize the loading of MPC assemblies of different manufacturers and different levels of combustion and evaluate biological protection against neutron and gamma radiation. In the future it will allow to estimate the change in the isotopic composition of the materials of the container, which will be used for the management of aging processes at the centralized storage of spent nuclear fuel. The article is devoted to the development of the three-dimensional model of the HI-STORM storage system. The model was developed using the modern Monte Carlo code Serpent. The presented model consists of models of 31 spent fuel assemblies 438MT manufactured by TVEL company, model MPC-31 and model HISTORM 190. The model allows to perform a wide range of scientific tasks required in the operation of centralized storage of spent nuclear fuel.
Keywords: nuclear power plant, spent nuclear fuel, storage, storage container model, Monte Carlo simulation, Monte Carlo Serpent code
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