Demonstrate fuel disassembly/encapsulation. Technical progress report, January-March 1981

Work on this project is focused on demonstrating disassembly and encapsulation of nuclear fuels as a means to increase spent fuel storage. The Equipment/Procedure Preparation sub-task is nearing completion. The Equipment Demonstration sub-task has been initiated and the Process Assessment Studies sub-task continues underway. The equipment design effort associated with the first sub-task, the component testing and checking associated with the second sub-task, and the technical studies and investigations associated with the latter sub-task continue to verify the feasibility of this concept to enhance the use of fuel storage resources