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Design objectives for light water spent fuel storage facilities at nuclear power plants

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OSTI ID:7337343

This standard presents minimum design requirements of facilities for the storage and preparation for shipment of spent fuel from light-water moderated and cooled nuclear power stations. It contains requirements for the design of the spent fuel storage pool, including spent fuel storage racks, pool make-up, instrumentation and cleanup systems, pool structure and integrity, radiation shielding, residual heat removal, ventilation, filtration and radiation monitoring systems; the cask loading area, including illumination, radiation monitoring, requirements for handling and decontamination of the shipping casks; and building structure and integrity, including requirements for ventilation, containment, fire protection and communication.

OSTI ID:
7337343
Report Number(s):
ICONS-02157
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English