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Table 12.

Summary of existing decay heat measurements using calorimetric methods on LWR SNF assemblies.

Facility Reactor Reactor SNF Enrichment Burnup Cooling Number of Number of
type design (235U wt.%) (MWd/kgU) time (years) assemblies measurements
GE-Morris PWR Point Beach 2 14 × 14 3.4 32 – 39 4 6 6
PWR San Onofre 1 14 × 14 3.9 – 4.0 27 – 32 3 – 8 8 8
BWR Monticello 7 × 7 2.3 9 – 21 10 – 11 6 13
BWR Cooper 7 × 7 1.1 – 2.5 12 – 28 2 – 7 56 81
BWR Dresden 2 7 × 7 2.1 5 8 1 2
HEDL PWR Turkey Point 15 × 15 2.5 26 – 28 2 – 6 4 6
Clab PWR Ringhals 2 15 × 15 3.1 – 3.3 34 – 51 16 – 27 18 33
PWR Ringhals 3 17 × 17 2.1 – 3.4 20 – 47 13 – 26 16 38
BWR Ringhals 1 8 × 8 2.3 – 2.9 21 – 45 13 – 24 17 45
BWR Oskarshamn 2, 3 Many 2.2 – 2.9 15 – 47 12 – 27 14 15
BWR Forsmark 1,2,3 Many 2.1 – 3.0 20 – 38 11 – 15 11 12
BWR Barsebäck 1, 2 8 × 8 2.3 – 3.2 20 – 41 11 – 25 7 9

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