Research Article
A Methodology for Optimizing the Management of Spent Fuel of Nuclear Power Plants Using Dry Storage Casks
Table 8
Optimal result data for a given set of example parameters with 0.2 mSv/h as the dose rate limit.
| Source | Adapted |
| Dose Rate Limit | 0.2 mSv/h |
| Cubic Meter of Concrete Unit Cost | 5000 M.U. |
| Storage Cost per Fuel Assembly in the Pool | 90 M.U. |
| Optimal Initial Cooling Time | 433 months |
| Optimal Shielding Thickness | 300.000 mm |
| Spent Fuel Pool Minimal Capacity | 1440 Fuel Assemblies |
| Spent Fuel Pool Cost | 129,600 M.U. |
| Dose Rate at 1 m from Cask Surface | 0.2 mSv/h |
| Concrete Volume for Whole Cask Array | 11.24 m3 |
| Cost of Whole Cask Array | 6.9703 x 106 M.U. |
| Cost per Fuel Assembly Stored Dry | 2810.60 M.U. |
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