Safeguards-by-Design: Guidance for Independent Spent Fuel Dry Storage Installations (ISFSI)

Technical Report · Mon Apr 30 20:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1042362· OSTI ID:1042362

Bjornard, Trond ^[1]; Durst, Philip Casey ^[1]

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1. Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

This document summarizes the requirements and best practices for implementing international nuclear safeguards at independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs), also known as Away-from- Reactor (AFR) storage facilities. These installations may provide wet or dry storage of spent fuel, although the safeguards guidance herein focuses on dry storage facilities. In principle, the safeguards guidance applies to both wet and dry storage. The reason for focusing on dry independent spent fuel storage installations is that this is one of the fastest growing nuclear installations worldwide. Independent spent fuel storage installations are typically outside of the safeguards nuclear material balance area (MBA) of the reactor. They may be located on the reactor site, but are generally considered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the State Regulator/SSAC to be a separate facility.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-05ID14517
• OSTI ID: 1042362
• Report Number(s): INL/EXT--11-22940
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
CONSTRUCTION
DESIGN
DRY STORAGE
EFFICIENCY
FOCUSING
IAEA
ISFSI
Independent Spent Fuel
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations
MATERIAL BALANCE AREA
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
PONDS
REACTOR SITES
SAFEGUARDS
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE FACILITIES
Spent Fuel