Fuel consolidation demonstration: program overview

EPRI, Northeast Utilities, Baltimore Gas and Electric, and Combustion Engineering have begun a program to develop a spent fuel consolidation system licensable by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Fuel consolidation offers a means of substantially increasing the capacity of spent fuel storage pools. This report outlines the work to be performed in the program and briefly describes the consolidation system concept. Equipment design, development, construction, and testing is being performed by Combustion Engineering in Windsor, Connecticut. Northeast Utilities will seek a license for use of the system and storage of consolidated fuel in the Millstone Unit 2 spent fuel storage pool. When licensed, Northeast Utilities will perform a hot demonstration of the integrated system with spent fuel at Millstone