Holtec has developed and continues to develop new versions of the HI-STORM canister storage systems that are focused to meet specific user needs. For each site, the company recommends the most appropriate fuel storage system that accords with the architectural constraints of the nuclear plant and system performance requirements. Several plants are now using Holtec’s state of the art canisters with the basket that supports the fuel assemblies inside the canister made from Metamic, an aluminum boron carbide metal matrix composite material. This allows spent fuel that was in the spent fuel pool for less than three years to now being safely stored in the dry cask.
