Monthly Archives: August 2015

Holtec Confers the “Energy Statesman” Award on the Legendary Nuclear Industry Leader, Oliver D. Kingsley Jr.

Holtec Confers the “Energy Statesman” Award on the Legendary Nuclear Industry Leader, Oliver D. Kingsley Jr.

On August 11, 2015, President and CEO, Dr. Kris Singh, honored Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley Jr. (pictured below) with the “Energy Statesman” award, which is given to the most transformative figure in the nuclear power industry. The ceremony drew leadership of a majority of nuclear units in the U.S. as well as top executives from major architect engineers, constructors and the Nuclear Energy Institute. (more…)

Holtec Submits HI-STAR 190 Universal Transport Cask to the USNRC for Certification under 10CFR71
HI-STAR 190 Transportation Cask with Impact Limiters

Holtec Submits HI-STAR 190 Universal Transport Cask to the USNRC for Certification under 10CFR71

We are pleased to report that the Safety Analysis Report (SAR) on HI-STAR 190 was submitted to the USNRC on August 7, 2015. HI-STAR 190 is the intended transportation cask to ship loaded canisters from around the country to Holtec’s planned Consolidated Interim Storage facility in Southeast New Mexico (ELEA). HI-STAR 190 (pictorial rendering shown below) is designed to transport all Holtec MPCs (multi-purpose canisters) including the MPC containing the extra-long fuel used at South Texas Project and the soon to be burned AP-1000 fuel (essentially all spent fuel from western light water reactors (LWRs)). HI-STAR 190’s counterpart to transport used fuel from VVERs, termed HI-STAR 190M, is also in an advanced stage of development by Holtec. HI-STAR 190M will be used to transport Holtec’s multi-purpose canisters known as MPC-31 and MPC-85, which are designed to package used fuel from VVER-1000 and VVER-440 reactors, respectively. HI-STAR 190M will be submitted to Ukraine’s national regulator, State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRIU), for licensing under IAEA regulations. (more…)

Commencement of Inactive Commissioning for the HI-STORM ISFSI at EDF Energy’s Sizewell B
The First HI-STORM Overpack and Two Multipurpose Canisters Arrive at the Sizewell B Site

Commencement of Inactive Commissioning for the HI-STORM ISFSI at EDF Energy’s Sizewell B

We are pleased to announce that Great Britain's only PWR- Sizewell B- has received agreement from the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) to begin the inactive commissioning process (called "dry runs" in the U.S.) to prove out the dry storage implementation steps.

Holtec Awarded Contract for Supply of Dual-Purpose Metal Casks for Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in South Africa
Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in South Africa; Photo by Bjorn Rudner

Holtec Awarded Contract for Supply of Dual-Purpose Metal Casks for Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in South Africa

We are pleased to announce that Holtec has been awarded a contract for supply of the HI-STAR 100 dual-purpose metal casks for Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in South Africa. The contract between Eskom and Holtec was signed in May 2015, following a rigorous international bidding competition that lasted for over a year. Holtec will be supplying our proven HI-STAR 100 dual-purpose metal cask, designed for storage and transportation of Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) spent fuel assemblies. The HI-STAR 100 was first licensed for storage under 10CFR72 regulations in the United States in 1999, and for transport according to 10CFR71/TS-R-1 in 2000. In addition to the U.S. sites currently deploying the HI-STAR 100, Holtec has also licensed and supplied the HI-STAR 100 for the Spanish nuclear fleet where they will be put into service to transport fuel from the reactor-side storage facilities, to the central storage facility, currently under development by ENRESA. (more…)

The Chernobyl Defueling Project, World’s Largest, Makes Major Strides
DWCs in Manufacturing Stations in the Fabrication Bay at the Holtec Manufacturing Division, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Chernobyl Defueling Project, World’s Largest, Makes Major Strides

The semi-annual meeting of the Assembly of Donors on July 16, 2015 in London heard Holtec and the Owner State Specialised Enterprise Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (SSE ChNPP) jointly present the latest status on the Chernobyl Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility (ISF-2) Project.