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Holtec’s U.S. Manufacturing Facilities Prepare for Increased Production of HI-STAR Casks for Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation in Europe

Holtec’s U.S. manufacturing facilities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio are gearing up for increased production rates of Holtec’s fleet of HI-STAR Casks upon receipt of recent regulatory approvals and new orders in Europe.

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July 12, 2021

Perforated Impact Limiter for Cask Used in Transport Service for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Other Nuclear Waste

Primary Inventor: Krishna P. SinghContributing Inventor(s): Charles Bullard, John ZhaiDate: Oct. 1, 2019Status: PendingJurisdiction: Assignee: Equipment Type: HI-STAR 100Docket Number: HOL-131Application Number: 62/910,073Patent Number:Prior Publication Data: Related U.S. Application Data:Abstract:

Predicting the Response of the Impact Limiter in the HI-STAR Family of Transport Packages Using a Benchmarked LS-DYNA Dynamic Model

By: K.P. Singh, John Zhai and Alan I. Soler Publisher: Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials Year: 2007 Abstract: HI-STAR spent fuel transport casks are protected by AL-STAR…

Validation of an Impact Limiter Crush Prediction Model with Test Data: The Case of the HI-STAR 100 Package

By: K.P. Singh, Alan I. Soler and Charles Bullard Publisher: PATRAM 2004 Year: 2004 Abstract: An impact limiter is an essential appurtenance in a Part 71 transport package. The impact limiter serves to protect the…

HI-STAR 100 and MPC-68 Full-Scale Prototype Fabrication

By: Robert Moscardini, Gary Tjersland and David Elias Publisher: INMM Spent Fuel Management Seminar XV Year: 1998 Abstract: A good deal of the present frustration with the spent fuel storage cask supply has centered around…

Seismic Response Characteristics of HI-STAR 100 Cask System on Storage Pads

By: K.P. Singh, Alan I. Soler and Mark G. Smith Publisher: INMM Meeting Year: 1998 Abstract: Spent fuel storage casks installed on reinforced concrete pads must be qualified for kinematic stability and stress compliance under…

An Overview of HI-STORM: HI-STAR’s Metcon Conjugate

By: Tjersland, G. Publisher: INMM Conference Year: 1997 Abstract: This paper describes the design and operational characteristics of Holtec International's HI-STORM 100 spent fuel storage system. The HI-STORM System provides for the loading, on-site transfer,…

An Overview of the HI-STAR Technology

By: K.P. Singh Publisher: INMM Conference Year: 1997 Abstract: This paper examines the fundamental changes wrought by the MPC concept in the cask design technology. The technical innovations required to meet the new design challenge…