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{{#Wiki_filter:NRC Public WebinarIndependent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Nuclear Power PlantsNovember 14, 2013 1
{{#Wiki_filter:NRC Public Webinar Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Nuclear Power Plants November 14, 2013 1
Welcome Welcome Anne BolandActing Deputy Regional AdministratorNRCRiIII NRC R eg i on III 2 Introductions -NRC*Jack Giessner, Acting Deputy Division Director, DivisionofReactorSafetyRIII Division of Reactor Safety , RIII*JamieBenjamin,ActingChief,Branch4,RIII Jamie Benjamin, Acting Chief, Branch 4, RIII*Matthew Learn, Reactor Engineer, Division of NlMtilSftRIII(Pt)
 
N uc l ear M a t er i a l s S a f e t y, RIII (P resen t er)*RobertOrlikowskiChiefMaterialsControlISFSI
Welcome Anne Boland Acting Deputy Regional Administrator NRC RRegion i III 2
*Robert Orlikowski , Chief , Materials Control , ISFSI and Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, RIII 3
 
Meetin g A g enda gg*Overview of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)*ISFSI Safety*Future Communications -Palisades Specific*Question and Answer (Q&A) Session 4*Closing Remarks Overview -First SBkd S ome B ac k groun d*USnuclearreactorsuseuraniumenrichedfuel
Introductions - NRC
*US nuclear reactors use uranium enriched fuel assemblies to produce the heat necessary to make  
* Jack Giessner, Acting Deputy Division Director, Division of Reactor Safety Safety, RIII
* Jamie Benjamin, Acting Chief, Branch 4, RIII
* Matthew Learn, Reactor Engineer, Division of N l Nuclear  M Materials t i l S Safety, f t RIII (Presenter)
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* Robert Orlikowski Orlikowski, Chief Chief, Materials Control Control, ISFSI and Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, RIII 3
 
Meeting  g Agenda g
* Overview of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)
* ISFSI Safety
* Future Communications - Palisades Specific
* Question and Answer (Q&A) Session
* Closing Remarks 4
 
Overview - First S
Some      Background B k               d
* US nuclear reactors use uranium enriched fuel assemblies to produce the heat necessary to make electrical power
* Approximately every 18 - 24 months, roughly 1/3rd of the nuclear fuel assemblies are replaced
* The fuel removed from the reactor is called spent fuel and is required to be cooled after the reactor is shutdown because it still generates heat (called decay heat) 5
 
Decay Heat
* Fuel assemblies continue to produce heat after shutdown
* This heat is called decay heat
* Decay heat is a very small fraction of the heat produced when compared p                    p    to the total heat produced by an operating reactor
* Decay heat gets smaller over time 6
 
Why    y ISFSI?
* Methods M th d tto safely f l store t    spentt nuclear l      fuel f l include:
i l d
  - Spent fuel pool
  - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (commonly called an ISFSI)
* Both methods are strictly regulated to ensure safety
* As a facility runs out of room in their spent fuel pool, the fuel is moved to an NRC licensed ISFSI 7
 
Picture of a Typical Spent Fuel P l Pool 8
 
What is an ISFSI?
9
 
ISFSI Pad 10
 
Dry y Cask
* Spent fuel f el assemblies are stored in a sealed metal canister
* Passively air cooled
* Surrounded by a concrete wall 11
 
Location of ISFSIs 12
 
ISFSI Safety        y
* An ISFSI requires an NRC approved license to operate
* NRC regulations establish the acceptable design, operational, ti  l and d security it requirements i      t th thatt an ISFSI must meet in order to ensure safety
* Each cask design is licensed and approved for use by the NRC
* NRC conducts inspections p        during g a facilitys y dryy run and initial loading campaigns 13
 
ISFSI Safety Design Requirements
* Casks and concrete pads are designed to rigorous safety f t and  d very high hi h quality lit standards t d d
* Spent fuel in casks is cooled by air without relying on electrical power (i.e. passive cooling)
* Casks are designed to ensure that the spent fuel always remains shutdown (subcritical)
* Casks and concrete pads are designed to withstand natural events such as tornados, earthquakes, flooding, fires, etc.
14
 
NRC Inspection & Oversight
* Inspections during pad construction, dry runs and initial loading of casks
* Periodic inspections by ISFSI experts
* Inspections of vendors design and fabrication p og a s programs
* Day-to-day Day to day oversight through NRC Resident Inspectors 15
 
Future NRC Communications for Palisades
* Licensee performance has improved
* Communications commensurate with NRC processes and significance
* Public meetings 16


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*Communications commensurate with NRC processes and significance*Public meetings 16 Questions?
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17 Meetin g Closure gABld A nne B o l an dActing Deputy Regional Administrator NRCRiIII NRC R eg i on III 18 MeetingContacts Meeting Contacts For Follow-up Questions -Contact the NRC Region III Office of Public Affairs:Viktoria Mitlyng / Prema Chandrathil Tel: (630) 829-9500 OPA3@nrc.gov 19}}
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Meeting      g Closure Anne B A     Boland l d Acting Deputy Regional Administrator NRC Region R i III 18
 
Meeting Contacts For Follow-up Questions - Contact the NRC Region III Office of Public Affairs:
Viktoria Mitlyng / Prema Chandrathil Tel: (630) 829-9500 OPA3@nrc.gov 19}}

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NRC Public Webinar Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Nuclear Power Plants November 14, 2013 1

Welcome Anne Boland Acting Deputy Regional Administrator NRC RRegion i III 2

Introductions - NRC

  • Jack Giessner, Acting Deputy Division Director, Division of Reactor Safety Safety, RIII
  • Matthew Learn, Reactor Engineer, Division of N l Nuclear M Materials t i l S Safety, f t RIII (Presenter)

(P t )

  • Robert Orlikowski Orlikowski, Chief Chief, Materials Control Control, ISFSI and Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, RIII 3

Meeting g Agenda g

  • Overview of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)
  • Future Communications - Palisades Specific
  • Question and Answer (Q&A) Session
  • Closing Remarks 4

Overview - First S

Some Background B k d

  • US nuclear reactors use uranium enriched fuel assemblies to produce the heat necessary to make electrical power
  • Approximately every 18 - 24 months, roughly 1/3rd of the nuclear fuel assemblies are replaced
  • The fuel removed from the reactor is called spent fuel and is required to be cooled after the reactor is shutdown because it still generates heat (called decay heat) 5

Decay Heat

  • Fuel assemblies continue to produce heat after shutdown
  • This heat is called decay heat
  • Decay heat is a very small fraction of the heat produced when compared p p to the total heat produced by an operating reactor
  • Decay heat gets smaller over time 6

Why y ISFSI?

  • Methods M th d tto safely f l store t spentt nuclear l fuel f l include:

i l d

- Spent fuel pool

- Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (commonly called an ISFSI)

  • Both methods are strictly regulated to ensure safety
  • As a facility runs out of room in their spent fuel pool, the fuel is moved to an NRC licensed ISFSI 7

Picture of a Typical Spent Fuel P l Pool 8

What is an ISFSI?

9

ISFSI Pad 10

Dry y Cask

  • Spent fuel f el assemblies are stored in a sealed metal canister
  • Passively air cooled
  • Surrounded by a concrete wall 11

Location of ISFSIs 12

ISFSI Safety y

  • An ISFSI requires an NRC approved license to operate
  • NRC regulations establish the acceptable design, operational, ti l and d security it requirements i t th thatt an ISFSI must meet in order to ensure safety
  • Each cask design is licensed and approved for use by the NRC
  • NRC conducts inspections p during g a facilitys y dryy run and initial loading campaigns 13

ISFSI Safety Design Requirements

  • Casks and concrete pads are designed to rigorous safety f t and d very high hi h quality lit standards t d d
  • Spent fuel in casks is cooled by air without relying on electrical power (i.e. passive cooling)
  • Casks are designed to ensure that the spent fuel always remains shutdown (subcritical)
  • Casks and concrete pads are designed to withstand natural events such as tornados, earthquakes, flooding, fires, etc.

14

NRC Inspection & Oversight

  • Inspections during pad construction, dry runs and initial loading of casks
  • Periodic inspections by ISFSI experts
  • Inspections of vendors design and fabrication p og a s programs
  • Day-to-day Day to day oversight through NRC Resident Inspectors 15

Future NRC Communications for Palisades

  • Licensee performance has improved
  • Communications commensurate with NRC processes and significance
  • Public meetings 16

Questions?

17

Meeting g Closure Anne B A Boland l d Acting Deputy Regional Administrator NRC Region R i III 18

Meeting Contacts For Follow-up Questions - Contact the NRC Region III Office of Public Affairs:

Viktoria Mitlyng / Prema Chandrathil Tel: (630) 829-9500 OPA3@nrc.gov 19

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