Department of Energy study on spent nuclear fuel storage

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5381929· OSTI ID:5381929

This report defines the needs for storage facilities and identifies possible sites in three regions of the US where such facilities could be located. The three sites are: Barnwell, South Carolina; Morris, Illinois; and West Valley, New York. This report includes consideration of the technical, economic, and regulatory factors associated with providing spent fuel storage in existing or potential at-reactor storage pools, and in AFR storage pools. This determination was based on specific data regarding the storage capacity needed to accommodate spent fuel from reactor pools by January 1, 1985, that the utilities would be unable to provide for themselves.

• Research Organization: US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5381929
• Report Number(s): DOE/SR-0004(Vol.1); TRN: 80-008415
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ECONOMICS
FUEL POOLS
ILLINOIS
NEW YORK
SITE SELECTION
SOUTH CAROLINA
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