National Laboratories

North Anna Spent Fuel Arrives at ORNL

By Photo of Staff Reports

“Research quantities” of high-burn-up spent nuclear fuel – reportedly about 100 pounds – have arrived at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, where the highly radioactive material will be tested and studied in one of the lab’s hot-cell facilities.
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