The US Department of Energy (DOE) has transferred all of the used nuclear fuel from the closed Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) from wet to dry storage. The target was achieved almost nine months ahead of schedule.The transfer is one of.
Workers at Idaho National Laboratory have completed the transfer of all the used fuel from the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II from wet to dry storage, a major milestone under a 1995 agreement with the state of Idaho. The fuel was the last to be retrieved from the water-filled storage basin at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center.
ARCO – The Idaho National Laboratory, the U.S. Department of Energy and the state of Idaho is celebrating the completion of a major milestone. Last week, the INL announced it had successfully transferred all spent nuclear fuel from Experimental Breeder Reactor II from wet to dry storage. During a celebratory event at the Idaho Nuclear […]
Dry storage cask containing EBR-II sodium-bonded driver fuel. Photo Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho National Laboratory (INL) has successfully transferred all E. . .
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