HI-STORE CISF
Safe, Secure, Temporary, Retrievable
As the world leader in used fuel storage and transportation solutions for the nuclear power industry, Holtec International is using its decades of experience and expertise to design a proposed subterranean used fuel storage facility for US nuclear plants. Holtec’s HI-STORE CISF (Consolidated Interim Storage Facility) could safely and securely store used nuclear fuel and high-level waste from around the country in a below-the-ground facility based on proven technology.
What is HI-STORE CISF?
HI-STORE CISF will provide a significant step on the path to the federal government’s long standing obligation for disposition of used nuclear fuel by providing a safe, secure, temporary, retrievable, and centralized facility for storage of used nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste until a permanent solution is available.
Transportation
Used nuclear fuel will be shipped to the HI-STORE CISF in transportation casks designed by Holtec and licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The casks will arrive by rail in specialty-designed railcars and will be ready for shipping to a permanent repository as soon as it is available.
Safe and Secure
The HI-STORE CISF utilizes Holtec’s HI-STORM UMAX vertical ventilation dry storage system, which is engineered to be immune to extreme environmental phenomena. The canisters are stored in underground concrete and steel cavities making them essentially impenetrable. Already in use at two sites in the U.S., the HI-STORM UMAX is a system that provides the highest degree of protection to the environment and the public.
Safety and Security Features
Minimizes radiation dose to the environment
Canisters can be removed safely and easily
Immune to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and earthquakes
No adverse effect on wildlife nor on groundwater
Visually inconspicuous design for utmost security
No radiological consequences in the event of fire
Engineered to maximize safety for workers
Designed to withstand impact from a crashing aircraft
Our Pledge to the Communities That We Serve
Holtec’s commitment to the communities that it serves is to hold personnel safety and stewardship of the environment as the principal tenets in the design, manufacturing and deployment of all equipment that it supplies and especially with the storage and transportation of used nuclear fuel.
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