Application of modular vault dry storage to Public Service of Colorado-Fort St. Vrain

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1990 · JNMM (Journal of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management); (USA)

OSTI ID:7089511

Lehr, M ^[1]; Ealing, C J ^[2]; Agarwal, B K ^[3]

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1. Public Service Co. of Colorado, Denver, CO (USA)
2. GEC Alsthom Engineering Systems, Ltd., Whetstone, Leicester (GB)
3. Foster Wheeler Energy Applications, Inc., Livingston, NJ (USA)

This paper discusses NRC approval for the first dry vault storage system to be submitted for nonsite specific design approval. It describes the first site specific application of the FW/GEC modular vault dry store (MVDS) for the Public Service of Colorado---Fort St. Vrain site. The decision to permanently shut down the Fort St. Vrain high temperature gas-cooled reactor provides the need to store on site 1,482 irradiated fuel blocks and a quantity of other reactor core components categorized as greater than Class C wastes. The MVDS system has been selected for the safe storage of these items in a facility designed to receive, store and discharge fuel to the repository totally independent from the original reactor facilities.

• OSTI ID: 7089511
• Journal Information: JNMM (Journal of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management); (USA), Journal Name: JNMM (Journal of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management); (USA) Vol. 18:3; ISSN 0893-6188; ISSN JNMME
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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