SMR/AMR: Designing fuel handling and fuel storage equipment systems

<div><table><tbody><tr><td>Ensure the reliability of fuel handling and fuel storage operations.</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

• Challenges

  • Design equipment suitable for handling a variety of fuel elements
  • Ensure criticality safety of handling fuel elements
  • Provide secure handling of fuel elements to prevent drops and collisions
  • Provide reliable thermal management of spent fuel
  • Ensure structural integrity of fresh or spent fuel storage under normal operations and in case of accidents
    

• Our Solution

  • Benefit from our expertise in designing handling systems for fresh fuel and for spent fuel:
    • Dry or wet handling systems for spent fuel, including shielded containers and safety-classified cranes
    • Spent fuel storage pools or dry storage facilities
  • Reduce capital costs with densified pool storage systems
  • Reduce exposure and contamination hazards with our specific in-pool water filtration systems and water-cooling systems
  • Benefit from a comprehensive solution from design to industrial commissioning, ensuring the long-term performance of your fuel handling equipment and storage pool or dry storage
  • Receive support by our teams with dual engineering/operational expertise on fuel management

• Key Features

  • 50+ years of experience in the design and operation of fuel handling facilities in France and internationally (La Hague, Melox, The Netherlands, Spain, Japan…)
  • Design, construction and commissioning of multiple La Hague spent fuel storage pools (totalling over 12,000 MTU)
  • Integration of relevant operating experience and lessons learned from Orano’s plants in our engineering practices
  • Design of specific fuel handling systems for several SMR projects