Researchers at the Kurchatov Institute have proposed a new option for storing spent nuclear fuel (SNF). In Russia, SNF is currently stored in pool-type storage facilities, but scientists propose using sealed gas-filled containers for this purpose.
The Kurchatov Institute is conducting work to justify the safe dry storage in sealed gas-filled containers. As a result, a calculation code will be created that will allow justifying the modes of both dry storage, transportation, and various emergency situations.
Currently, there are about 450 active nuclear reactors in the world, which annually produce about 900 tons of spent nuclear fuel. Therefore, SNF storage is a major problem.
Currently, there is a trend in the world that it has become very expensive to transport spent nuclear fuel to us, and from many units that we are building abroad, we take the fuel back to us. Dry storage facilities will allow storing spent assemblies directly at the facilities or in separate territorial zones.
