Japanese perspectives and research on packaging, transport and storage of spent fuel

Year
2004
Author(s)
T. Saegusa - Central Research Institute of Electrical Power Industry, 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba-ken 270-1194 Japan
C. Ito - Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
Hidetsugu Yamakawa - Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
K. Shirai - Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)
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Abstract
The Japanese policy on spent fuel is reprocessing. Until, reprocessed, spent fuel shall be stored properly. This paper overviews current status of transport and storage of spent fuel with related research in Japan. The research was partly carried out under a contract of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Japanese government.