A Methodology for Optimizing the Management of Spent Fuel of Nuclear Power Plants Using Dry Storage Casks

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:6.85em"/><col style="width:11.31em"/><col style="width:7.96em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Concrete  <br/>thickness (cm)</td><td class="align_center">Dose per decay at the source (pSv)</td><td class="align_center">Relative Error</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">10</td><td class="align_center">5.36E-08</td><td class="align_center">0.0109</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">20</td><td class="align_center">2.18E-10</td><td class="align_center">0.0495</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">30</td><td class="align_center">6.36E-13</td><td class="align_center">0.0712</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">40</td><td class="align_center">1.86E-16</td><td class="align_center">0.1721</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">50</td><td class="align_center">1.90E-19</td><td class="align_center">0.1095</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

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