The operating procedures, based on Holtec’s Fleet Management Model, emphasize control of contamination as a cardinal guiding principle. An important activity in this area is our effort to remove fuel from the pool and place it into dry storage at the earliest possible date. Holtec has developed an array of high-heat dissipation canisters that comply with the NRC’s regulations, which will enable us to safely move fuel out of the pool on a schedule considered to be impossible only a few years ago. By safely emptying the pool of fuel sooner, the spent fuel pool water can be permanently removed as a potential source of site contamination.
