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Design and operation of a dry spent fuel storage installation
M.J. Painter, Howard S. Meyer
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Abstract
The Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP) has received, stored, and reprocessed spent nuclear fuel for the last 25 years. The fuels originate from the reactor safety and testing programs at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (formerly the National Reactor Testing Station), Naval Reactors, Experimental Breeder Reactors, university and DOE test reactors, foreign test reactors, and other miscellaneous sources. Most fuels are stored in a conventional water basin. To handle certain new fuels for possible long-term storage prior to reprocessing, ICPP designed, built, and is operating two types of dry spent fuel storage installations.