Monthly Archives: March 2017

The HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS) Program Reaches a Major Milestone
The HI-STORE CIS Facility Uses Holtec’s Below Grade HI-STORM UMAX Technology

The HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS) Program Reaches a Major Milestone

On March 31, 2017, the NRC will receive Holtec’s application submittal on the HI-STORE CIS, marking a historic day for the nuclear power industry. The application comprises a complete package of documents, including the Safety Analysis Report and the Environmental report on the HI-STORE CIS.

Holtec’s Advanced Manufacturing Division in Camden Motoring Along, Meeting Milestones
Fuel spacers manufactured at Holtec’s Advanced Manufacturing Division in Camden.

Holtec’s Advanced Manufacturing Division in Camden Motoring Along, Meeting Milestones

Holtec Technology Campus as seen from the International Space Station. Located north of the Walt Whitman Bridge, the large manufacturing center and seven story corporate engineering center can be seen on this image captured on March 22, 2017. Image courtesy of Alex Johnson.

Starting with just a few craftsmen in a small corner of the Light Manufacturing Plant in the summer of 2016, the Advanced Manufacturing Division (AMD) has blossomed into a substantial operation with significant growth projected through this year. (more…)

A Historic First for the U.K. Nuclear Industry
EDF personnel and Holtec’s Sizlon Business Unit personnel form a proud cluster in front of the first HI-STORM MIC Overpack Left to right: Holtec’s Sizlon Business Unit: Mike Pence, Stuart Moore, Eddie Nantz, James Delaney; EDF Energy: Danny Bailey, Carl Greenwood and Richard Parlone.

A Historic First for the U.K. Nuclear Industry

On March 13, 2017, the UK's first dry storage cask was placed inside Sizewell B's Dry Fuel Storage Building at its designated location. The cask, known as HI-STORM MIC (the acronym MIC stands for Mega-Impact Capable), designed by Holtec in close cooperation with EDF Energy for a 100-year design life, was manufactured at Holtec's Pittsburgh, PA plant.