Dry cask storage
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dry-cask-storage-176-4169898
title:
Dry cask storage
text:
Dry cask storage is a method of storing high-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in a spent fuel pool for at least one year and often as much as ten years. Casks are typically steel cylinders that are either welded or bolted closed. The fuel rods inside are surrounded by inert gas. Ideally, the steel cylinder provides leak-tight containment of the spent fuel. Each cylinder is surrounded by additional steel, concrete, or other material to provide radia
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Radioactive waste storage method
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_cask_storage
date created:
2003-11-11T13:08:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T15:00:12Z
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