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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
M. G. Robin
Nuclear Technology | Volume 28 | Number 3 | March 1976 | Pages 482-489
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT76-A31528
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The Stein Industrie steam generator of the 250-MW(e) demonstration fast breeder reactor Phenix comprises three units. Each unit is divided into 12 evaporator modules, 12 superheater modules, and 12 reheater modules. Twenty-four evaporators are made of 2¼ Cr—1 Mo ferritic steel and 12 are made of 2¼ Cr—1 Mo—1 Nb stabilized ferritic steel. All superheaters and reheaters are made of 321 austenitic steel. Since Oct. 1973, this steam generator has been submitted to a number of startups and shutdowns and some 9000 h of operation at full load without any leak, with an acceptable hydrogen diffusion rate of 0.25 g/h per unit through the single wall of the tubes. The Fives-Cail Babcock steam generator selected for the 1200-MW(e) Fast Breeder Power Plant Super Phenix is comprised of four modules with a 357-tube helical bundle made of Alloy 800 housed in a shell made of an austenitic steel (Type 304 or 316L). The module is rated at 750 MW(th) and weighs 140 tons. Other steam generators made of ferritic steels are considered in the longer range for power plants beyond Super Phenix.