{"id":8282,"date":"2023-10-17T13:57:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/?p=8282"},"modified":"2023-10-17T13:57:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T13:57:35","slug":"indian-point-ny-plant-moves-spent-nuclear-fuel-to-dry-cask-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roydadnaft.ir\/English\/8282\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Point NY plant moves spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage"},"content":{"rendered":"

RoydadNaft – <\/a><\/span>\u00a0The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, has transferred all spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage in a move towards decommissioning the plant, the New York State Department of Public Service and Indian Point Closure Task Force said on Monday.<\/p>\n

To reduce potential for fires in spent fuel pools and release of radiation during a severe accident, the state required all spent nuclear fuel at the plant to be safely transferred out of the spent fuel pools into dry cask storage on an accelerated timeline.<\/p>\n

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According to the statement, less than 30 months after implementing the requirements, Indian Point has successfully stored all 3,998 spent fuel assemblies in 127 secure concrete and steel casks.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The release added that the state is continuing to push for the removal of all spent fuel from these pools, opposing Holtec’s Post-Defueled Emergency Plan (PDEP) waivers.<\/p>\n

Holtec International’s subsidiaries completed the acquisition of the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan from Entergy Corporation in 2021.<\/p>\n

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New York State’s concerns about Indian Point’s practice of storing spent nuclear fuel in densely packed cooling pools played a significant role in the facility’s closure in 2021, the statement added<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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