Fuel Transport & Storage Solutions for SMR/AMR

Implement a comprehensive program for successful transport for both the front-end and back-end of the fuel cycle as well as interim storage
    • Address the wide range of reactor designs, relying on different fuel types or modules (varying in geometry, chemical composition, enrichment, fissile materials, as well as targeted burn-up levels), by developing new customised solutions
    • Support, within constrained timeframes, the delivery of fresh fuel to reactor sites around the world
    • Manage the initial storage and transport of spent fuel, pending either their future reprocessing or long-term interim storage in an open fuel cycle
  • 1. Front-End Transport Solutions

    • For LEU: DN30 for UF6, TNF-XI for UO2 powder.
    • For LEU+ or HALEU-enriched UF6: adopt innovative solutions such as DN30-X (approved to transport LEU+ and HALEU UF6) and VP55
    • For HALEU (UO2 or U3O8, Umetal, TRISO…): apply VP55
    • Pu (MOX/salts): deploy FS47 and MX

    2. Back-End Transport Solutions

    • For your transport needs: use the TN MW®, a modular triple-purpose (transport/interim storage/final disposal) small/medium cask solution, or the TN Eagle®, a modular dual-purpose (transport/interim storage) cask solution
    • Or opt for the reuse of existing casks (TN®MTR, TN®17MAX…)

    3. Interim Dry Storage Solutions

    • Select metallic cask solutions such as TN MW or TN Eagle
    • Implement concrete Multi-Purpose Canister solutions such as Nuhoms Matrix
    Latest modular casks concepts
    Flexibility and simplified licensing process
    • Take advantage of the latest modular cask concepts to ensure flexibility for nuclear operators and simplify the licensing process.
    • Reuse existing casks as an optimized solution to manage costs and leverage proven technologies for the initial stages of SMR/AMR development.
    • Enhance safety and robustness through optimised designs that also reduce manufacturing lead times and costs.
    • Provide competitive solutions by pooling efforts among stakeholders to avoid specific developments for each SMR/AMR project.

     

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