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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.
Robert E. Uhrig
Nuclear Technology | Volume 88 | Number 2 | November 1989 | Pages 157-165
Technical Paper | NSF Workshop on the Research Needs of the Next Generation Nuclear Power Technology / Fission Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT89-A34322
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Application of automation using digital systems to control and manage nuclear power plants, along with the introduction of some of the techniques of artificial intelligence, can offer the public assurance that nuclear power plants are being controlled and managed safely and efficiently. Automation could dramatically reduce the minor glitches that detract from the truly fine performance of these plants. Demands for increased safety margins, lower environmental impacts, improved performance, and greater investment protection will inevitably lead to automation of most nuclear power plant functions. Technologies that should be supported to ensure the proper development of this generation of nuclear power plants include fault-tolerant digital control and safety systems, automated software production, human factors, sensor-reading validation, artificial intelligence, expert systems, neural networks, alternate computer technologies, and robotics.