APPLICATION OF SCALE TO THE ANALYSIS OF SPENT FUEL CASKS

The SCALE computational system was developed at the request of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for use in cask license review and analysis. Of late, the system has been used in an increasing number of applications as its ease of use and versatility have become more widely known. The paper provides a brief review of the SCALE system and highlights various Oak Ridge National Laboratory applications of SCALE to illustrate the degree of standardization and simplification that the system can bring to design and review analyses of spent fuel casks.