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Castor MTRZ (1998)
| Author | Gruppe Okologie Hannover |
| Date | 1998 |
| Classification | 6.01.8.05/17 (TRANSPORTS - SAFETY / TECHNOLOGY (CONTAINERS/SHIPS/ETC)) |
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1. Introduction The High-Flux-Reactor (HFR) in Petten is a water-cooled and water-moderated research reactor of the closed-tank in-pool type. Because of one of its main features the reactor is also called material test reactor (MTR). In 1985 the reactor vessel was replaced and until 1990 a lot of upgrading actions were carried out [AHLF 1992]. Therefore no shut down is planned in the next years. The minimal life expectancy is 2015 [EC 1997]. Therefore probably a lot of spent fuel assemblies will accumulate. The storage capacity at the reactor site is limited, so storage away from the reactor is necessary. There is a central storage facility in the Netherlands, managed by COVRA (Centrale Organisatie Voor Radioactief Afval). In this facility a technology for dry storage in casks for the spent fuel is planned. The chosen cask CASTOR MTR 2 was developed in Germany. After the announcement of the intended storage technology for the Petten spent fuel, Greenpeace Netherlands engaged the "Gruppe Ökologie e. V. Hannover" to draw up a report on the cask CASTOR MTR 2 and to evaluate the storage technology.
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