Technical activities to support licensing of dry spent nuclear fuel storage facilities are complex, with policy and regulatory requirements often being influenced by politics. Moreover, the process is often convoluted, with numerous and diverse stakeholders making the licensing activity a difficult exercise in consensus-reaching. The objective of this evaluation is to present alternatives to assist the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) in developing a licensing approach for a planned Dry Spent Fuel Storage Facility. Because the RK lacks experience in licensing a facility of this type, there is considerable interest in knowing more about the approval process in other countries so that an effective, non-redundant method of licensing can be established. This evaluation is limited to a comparison of approaches from the United States, Germany, Russia, and Canada. For each country considered, the following areas were addressed: siting; fuel handling and cask loading; dry fuel storage; and transportation of spent fuel. The regulatory requirements for each phase of the process are presented, and a licensing approach that would best serve the RK is recommended.
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12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering
April 25–29, 2004
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division
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0-7918-4688-1
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A Comparative Evaluation of Licensing Requirements for Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States, Germany, Canada and the Russian Federation
Edward Wonder,
Edward Wonder
Science and Engineering Accociates, Inc.
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David S. Duncan,
David S. Duncan
Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
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Eric A. Howden
Eric A. Howden
Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
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Edward Wonder
Science and Engineering Accociates, Inc.
David S. Duncan
Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Eric A. Howden
Argonne National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Paper No:
ICONE12-49551, pp. 643-650; 8 pages
Published Online:
November 17, 2008
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Wonder, E, Duncan, DS, & Howden, EA. "A Comparative Evaluation of Licensing Requirements for Dry Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel in the United States, Germany, Canada and the Russian Federation." Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering. 12th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, Volume 2. Arlington, Virginia, USA. April 25–29, 2004. pp. 643-650. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE12-49551
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