The first 10 canisters for dry interim nuclear fuel storage have been delivered to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, State Specialised Enterprise ChNPP announced Thursday.
As part of a 2007 agreement signed between Ukraine and U.S.-based Holtec International,, the double-walled canisters are projected to store all spent fuel from Chernobyl’s RMBK-1000 reactors on-site for at least 100 years. The first 10 canisters are expected to meet fuel demand for five months, according to a ChNPP press release. The second batch of double-walled canisters is scheduled for shipment in January. By the end of phase 1 of the contract, the site will house a total of 85 canisters, the press release states. The remaining canisters, which will bring the total to 231, are expected for delivery between 2017 and 2019.
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