Operation and Maintenance of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks/containersProvides a comprehensive review of information on the cask operation and maintenance associated with spent fuel storage. The publication draws upon generic knowledge from industrial experience and applications and is intended to serve as a basis for improved planning and implementation in future projects. |
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ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY basket BNFL burnup canister capacity cask design cask/container CASTOR CASTOR-RBMK cavity CLAB COGEMA components concrete cask CONSTOR-RBMK containers container-cars cooling Czech Republic decommissioning decontamination developed disposal dual-purpose casks Dukovany Email equipment fuel cycle fuel storage facility Gorleben handling hot cell IAEA INPP interim storage area interim storage facilities INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY La Hague leak testing leak tightness license loading long term storage Magnox metal casks monitoring MOX fuel neutron nuclear fuel cycle nuclear power plants on-site operation and maintenance options package performed period personnel procedures radiation radioactive materials RBMK reactor regulatory repository reprocessing requirements seals Sellafield shielding shipment shock absorbers specific spent fuel assemblies spent fuel management spent fuel storage spent fuel transport spent nuclear fuel storage casks storage of spent storage systems stored surfaces technical technologies temperature transport and storage transport cask trunnions unloading VVER welding