A review of ventilated storage cask (VSC) system projects and experience

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:220829

McConaghy, W ^[1]

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1. Sierra Nuclear Corp., Los Gatos, CA (United States)

First, the author discusses the ventilated storage cask (VSC) design and an operations summary is given. Next VSC project status at Palisades, Point Beach, Arkansas Nuclear One, Fast Flux Test Facility and Zaporozhye is discussed. Lastly, VSC operational experience and VSC transportation interfaces are reviewed.

• OSTI ID: 220829
• Report Number(s): CONF-950197-; TRN: IM9620%%223
• Resource Relation: Conference: 12. Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) spent fuel seminar, Washington, DC (United States), 13-15 Jan 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of INMM spent fuel management seminar 12: Proceedings; PB: 277 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SPENT FUEL STORAGE
SPENT FUEL CASKS
DESIGN
PALISADES-1 REACTOR
POINT BEACH-1 REACTOR
POINT BEACH-2 REACTOR
ARKANSAS-1 REACTOR
FFTF REACTOR
ZAPOROZHE-1 REACTOR
ZAPOROZHE-2 REACTOR
ZAPOROZHE-3 REACTOR
ZAPOROZHE-4 REACTOR
OPERATION
LOADING
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
DRY STORAGE
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE