Skip to main content

Problems of Long Term and Safe Storage of Unloaded and Non-Unloaded Spent Nuclear Fuel for Nuclear Submarines with Liquid-Metal Coolant

  • Chapter
Remaining Issues in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Powered Vessels

Abstract

During the years 1962 through 1997 several nuclear submarines (NS) with lead-bismuth liquid-metal coolant (LMC) in the primary circuit of the reactor installation were included in Russian Navy.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Gromov, B.F., Grigoriev, O.G., Dedoul, A.V., Tushinsky, G.I., Stepanov, V.S., and Nikitin, L.V. (1999) Analysis of Experience of Operating Reactor Installation Using Lead-Bismuth Coolant and Accidents Happened, Heavy-Liquid Metal Coolant in Nuclear Technology, (Proc. Conf-, Obninsk, Russia), Vol. 1, pp. 63–69.

    Google Scholar 

  2. (1978) High pure lead. Technical conditions, COST 22861–77. Publishing House of Standards, Moscow.

    Google Scholar 

  3. (1975) “Bismuth. G08T 10928–75”, Publishing House of Standards, Moscow.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Usanov, Y.I., Pankratov, D.V., Popov, E.P., Markelov, P.I., Ryabaya, L.D. and Zabrodskaya, S.V. (1999) Long-Lived Radionuclides of Sodium, Lead-Bismuth and Lead Coolants in Past Reactors, Atomnaya En&rgia, 87, issue 3, pp. 204–210.

    Google Scholar 

  5. (1999) Normalization of the Radio-Ecological Situation m the North-West Region of Russia due to Removing Spent Nuclear Fuel of-‘Alpha’ Class NSs out of the Region, Conceptual design, Proposals on international cooperation within the Contract with NNC Limited, SSC RF-IPPE, Obninsk.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Sazonov, V.K., Tihomirov, V.I., Tihonenko, V.B., Tushinsky G.I., Shestopalov, A.M., Stepanov, V.S., Vahrushin, M.P., and Alekseev, G.A. (1999) Technology and Experience of Repair Works and Refuelings of the Nuclear Power Installations with Lead-Bismuth Coolant, Heavy-Liquid Metal Coolant in Nuclear Technology, (Proc. Conf, Obninsk, Russia), Vol. 2, pp. 643–649.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2003 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Pankratov, D. et al. (2003). Problems of Long Term and Safe Storage of Unloaded and Non-Unloaded Spent Nuclear Fuel for Nuclear Submarines with Liquid-Metal Coolant. In: Sarkisov, A.A., LeSage, L.G. (eds) Remaining Issues in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Powered Vessels. NATO Science Series, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0209-7_37

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0209-7_37

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-1354-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-010-0209-7

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics