PROSPECT FOR SPENT FUEL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN CHINA

With the arising of spent fuel from nuclear power plants, a national policy of a closed nuclear fuel cycle has been determined. Following being stored at reactor sites for at least 5 years (with maximum of 10 years), spent fuel will be transferred into an away-from-reactor wet centralized storage facility, waiting for reprocessing. Therefore, China's spent fuel management activities would be involved in at-reactor storage, transportation. away-from-reactor storage and reprocessing, as well as certainly radioactive waste management. The status of the nuclear fuel cycle wiU be briefly discussed and the potential spent fuel transportation system in China is discussed in detail, covering administration. flask, terminals and transportation by sea, rail and road.