Study of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 Spent-Fuel Pool

Dean Wang; Ian C. Gauld; Graydon L. Yoder; Larry J. Ott; George F. Flanagan; Matthew W. Francis; Emilian L. Popov; Juan J. Carbajo; Prashant K. Jain; John C. Wagner; Jess C. Gehin

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT12-A14634

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Study of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Unit 4 Spent-Fuel Pool

Dean Wang, Ian C. Gauld, Graydon L. Yoder, Larry J. Ott, George F. Flanagan, Matthew W. Francis, Emilian L. Popov, Juan J. Carbajo, Prashant K. Jain, John C. Wagner, Jess C. Gehin

Nuclear Technology / Volume 180 / Number 2 / November 2012 / Pages 205-215

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT12-A14634

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A study on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station spent-fuel pool (SFP) at Unit 4 (SFP4) is presented in this paper. We discuss the design characteristics of SFP4 and its decay heat load in detail and provide a model that we developed to estimate the SFP evaporation rate based on the SFP temperature. The SFP level of SFP4 following the March 11, 2011, accident is predicted based on the fundamental conservation laws of mass and energy. Our predicted SFP level and temperatures are in good agreement with measured data and are consistent with Tokyo Electric Power Company evaluation results.