A PWR fuel assembly is more than a repeated structure of rods and grids. It is a compact system of geometry, materials, neutron behavior, coolant flow, and operational discipline. This article explores how 3D reconstruction can make that hidden reactor logic visible.
A documentation-driven 3D reconstruction of the HI-STORM 100S dry cask system, focused on confinement, shielding, passive cooling, criticality control and the spatial logic behind spent fuel storage.
Dry storage of spent nuclear fuel is not an improvisation, but a purpose-designed passive safety system. This article explains how confinement, shielding, subcriticality and decay heat removal are maintained through geometry, materials and physical principles.
Integrity is like a safety protocol, it doesn’t draw attention, it operates quietly in the background, yet it’s what holds the system together. It doesn’t need recognition, but when it fails, the consequences make its absence undeniable.
Nina Lovišček
Nuclear safety does not depend on the perfect functioning of a single component or system. It is built through a safety architecture that anticipates failures, limits their consequences and prevents uncontrolled escalation.
A search for cathedral references unexpectedly led to a reactor hall image, Cherenkov light, and the beginning of a documentation-driven approach to nuclear 3D reconstruction.
