Description

Some fuel may be damaged (e.g., cladding failures) prior to placing it in canisters. Such damaged cladding would result in radionuclide release immediately upon canister failure. No credit is given to the cladding as a post-canister breaching containment barrier, so this is eliminated from further consideration.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Spent fuel

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

4.03

Waste Relevance

Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant

SF

Screening

Screening basis for screened out FEPs

I

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

2.1.02, 2.1.03