Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., India’s National Nuclear Plant Owner and Operator, Orders On-site Transport Casks from Holtec Asia

We are pleased to announce that our Pune, India based subsidiary, Holtec Asia, has received an order for two transport casks from Mumbai-based Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to serve the away-from-reactor storage facility for the country’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) located on the east coast of the Tamil Nadu state.

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New Mexico Officials Visit Callaway Energy Center and Its Below-Ground Fuel Storage Facility / NRC Licensing Update for Holtec’s Proposed HI-STORE CISF

Holtec International’s efforts are nearing completion to obtain a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license to operate the HI-STORE consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) in southeastern New Mexico on land owned by the Eddy-Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA).

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Recordable Memories of 2021

Our corporate annals would proudly record certain consequential achievements amid the Covid-19 tribulations that defined 2021 for our people and our company.

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A New World Record for Rapid Transfer of All Fissile Material From a Decommissioning Plant’s Spent Fuel Pool is Set at Pilgrim 

On December 13, the last multi-purpose canister containing Pilgrim’s spent nuclear fuel was placed in dry storage emptying its Reactor Building of all fissile material and setting a new industry record for the speediest transfer of the plant’s used nuclear fuel to on-site storage. 

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Palisades and Big Rock Point Licenses Transfer to Holtec, Approved by the USNRC Today, Enlarges Holtec’s Decommissioning Fleet to Seven Reactor Units

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved the transfer of the Palisades Power Plant to Holtec International after the facility permanently shuts down in the spring of 2022. The approval also allows the transfer of Entergy’s decommissioned Big Rock Point facility near Charlevoix, Michigan, where only the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) remains.

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South Korea’s Premier EPC Company, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Joins Holtec for Turnkey Supply of Holtec’s SMR-160 Nuclear Reactors to Help the World Meet COP26 Aspirations

We are pleased to announce that Holtec International and Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HDEC) have formalized an agreement for completion of the standard design of the SMR-160 plant and delivery of SMR-160 projects worldwide.

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Ukraine Conducting Dry Runs to Commission World’s First Central Storage Facility for the Country’s Used Fuel Discharged by its Russian Origin Reactors 

Ukraine National Nuclear Energy Company “Energoatom” is poised to begin moving used fuel from the nation’s operating reactors to its newly built Central Spent Fuel Storage Facility starting in 2022.

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Recent Advances in Welding and Non-Destructive Examination Technologies are Transforming Holtec’s Manufacturing Program

True to its credo, “a generation ahead by design,” Holtec International’s manufacturing specialists continue to bring forth new ground-breaking welding and weld examination technologies. This issue of Holtec Highlights celebrates three landmark achievements that redound to their credit.

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