Absolutely. Holtec’s dry storage and transport systems have been analyzed by agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Electric Power Research Institute, Sandia National Laboratory, as well as regulatory authorities in 13 different countries to validate the robustness of the systems to safely store and transport used nuclear fuel. Per NRC regulations, all security threats including terrorism are considered in the cask system safety analyses.
Holtec’s systems have been analyzed and demonstrated to withstand an aircraft crash. In accordance with the Swiss regulator’s storage certification requirement, a missile test was designed to simulate the impact of a crashing aircraft on the HI-STAR 180 transport cask while in use as a spent fuel storage device. The post-impact inspection of the cask showed that it weathered the impact with large performance margins. Watch the video of this test.