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Dry Cask Storage
cask storage Dry cask storage is a method of storing high-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in a spent fuel pool for at least one year and often as much as ten years.[1][2] Casks are typically steel cylinders that are either welded or bolted closed. The fuel rods inside are surrounded by inert gas.
However, on March 5, 2009, Energy SecretarySteven Chu reiterated in a Senate hearing that the Yucca Mountain site was no longer considered an option for storing reactor waste. Another project is underway with Holtec International(of the USA) to build a dry spent fuel storage facility at the 1986 accident Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant( RBMK-1000 reactors). NRC has authorized transfer as early as 3 years; the industry norm is about 10 years.^[1] Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Dry Cask Storage, Figure 43.^ Agency, IAEA – International Atomic Energy.
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