Licensing and regulatory process for the shipment of the Shippingport RPV [Reactor Pressure Vessel] package: Extended summary

At the Shippingport Station Decommissioning Project (SSDP) the irradiated hardware was essentially confined to those components that were a part of the reactor. The disposal of the irradiated reactor components was investigated by the Decommissioning Engineering Contractor. Due to the design of the reactor pressure vessel and its internals it was determined that the complete reactor vessel, its internal parts, and the neutron shield tank could be transported and disposed of as a single package. The technical feasibility of performing the one-piece shipment of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) package was reported in the Decommissioning Plan and the Environmental Impact Statement for the SSDP. 3 refs., 1 fig