On January 26, Chubu Electric Power Co. filed an application with the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) for a permit to change its reactor installation in way that would enable it to construct a spent fuel dry storage facility at its Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station.<\/p>\n
Aiming to start operation of the facility in FY18 (April 2018 to March 2019), the power company intends to respond affirmatively to the NRA\u2019s examination once it is made<\/p>\n
At the dry storage facility, Chubu Electric Power will put spent fuel \u2014 already cooled in a pool for a decade or longer \u2014 into radiation-shielded metal casks, storing it in an environment with circulated cooled natural air until the fuel can be delivered to a reprocessing facility. According to its plan, the facility will be capable of storing 2,200 spent fuel assemblies.<\/p>\n
The power company had been preparing to file the application for the construction of the dry storage facility since 2008, when it first announced the plan. When it submitted a separate application to the NRA in February 2014 for an examination of its Hamaoka Unit 4 reactor for compatibility with the new regulatory standards, it also addressed the matter of the interim storage facility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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