Concrete casks for on-site dry storage of spent fuel
The available storage space in reactor spent-fuel pools is rapidly declining. Many utilities facing the loss of capacity in their fuel pools have already reracked to achieve maximum storage density. Other on-site storage options are fuel consolidation, dry storage, and a combination of both consolidation and dry storage. This paper considers the requirements for on-site storage systems, presents the merits of dry storage in concrete casks, and discusses a dry storage system design developed at Babcock Wilcox. As utilities await a permanent high-level-waste repository, they must seek their own solutions for increasing on-site storage. Dry storage in concrete casks is a safe, reliable, and cost-competitive alternative to the familiar metal cask and vault-type storage systems.
- OSTI ID:
- 6923795
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-891103--
- Journal Information:
- Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Vol. 60; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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