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.

Jun 16, 2023 · Dry cask storage allows spent fuel that has already been cooled in the spent fuel pool for at least one year to be surrounded by inert gas inside a container called a cask. The casks are typically steel cylinders that are either welded or bolted closed.

The 1,338-acre WCS site includes the Texas Compact Waste Facility, the WCS Federal Waste Facility, our Byproduct Facility, and our Hazardous Waste Facility, as well as full-service treatment, storage and cask services.

Holtec’s HI-SAFE storage system provides an extremely safe and cost effective solution for on-site storage of non-fuel waste generated from operation and decommissioning of commercial nuclear power plants.

Aug 28, 2024 · Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) – Dry cask storage at an away-from-reactor site pending disposal at a permanent disposal facility; The NRC believes spent fuel pools and dry casks both provide adequate protection of …

Jun 12, 2023 · Dry cask storage is safe for people and the environment. Cask systems are designed to contain radiation, manage heat and prevent nuclear fission. They must resist earthquakes, projectiles, tornadoes, floods, temperature extremes and other scenarios.

The DOE has established an elaborate system for safely transporting transuranic (TRU) waste to WIPP for permanent disposal or between TRU waste generator sites. The waste is transported in four specially-designed shipping casks approved for use by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Holtec’s HI-SAFE storage system provides a safe and cost-effective solution for on-site storage of non-fuel waste generated from the operation and decommissioning of commercial nuclear power plants.

Get the Facts on High-Level Atomic Waste Storage Casks! “Spent” nuclear fuel is a misleading term. Irradiated nuclear fuel rods discharged from commercial nuclear power plants are highly radioactive, a million times more so than when they were first …