HI-STORM UMAX

Holtec International and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Enter into an MOU for Dry Storage of Used Fuel in Japan
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Holtec International and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Enter into an MOU for Dry Storage of Used Fuel in Japan

We are pleased to announce that Holtec International and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd. have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to introduce and deploy Holtec’s canister-based dry storage and transport technologies for managing spent nuclear fuel in Japan.

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November 2, 2020
Strong Support for the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility in New Mexico
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Strong Support for the HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage Facility in New Mexico

We are pleased to report that the State of New Mexico has approved the land sale option allowing Holtec International to purchase 1,000 acres of land from the Eddy Lea Energy Alliance (ELEA). The land acquisition option paves the way for Holtec to build a Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) in Southeast New Mexico.

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September 13, 2016
Safety Analysis to Store the NUHOMS Canister in the HI-STORM UMAX Subterranean System, Critical to Making it a Universal Storage Facility, Completed
Solidworks™ Rendering of the Canister Handling Apparatus
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Safety Analysis to Store the NUHOMS Canister in the HI-STORM UMAX Subterranean System, Critical to Making it a Universal Storage Facility, Completed

We are pleased to announce the completion of the design and safety analysis effort to enable the NUHOMS 24PT1-DSC canister to be up-righted and stored in the HI-STORM UMAX subterranean storage system in the vertical orientation.

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July 29, 2016
Holtec’s Underground Used Fuel Storage Patent (HI-STORM UMAX) Wins 2015 Thomas Alva Edison Award for Enhancing Public Health & Safety
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Holtec’s Underground Used Fuel Storage Patent (HI-STORM UMAX) Wins 2015 Thomas Alva Edison Award for Enhancing Public Health & Safety

Dr. Kris Singh, the inventor of Holtec’s HI-STORM UMAX, was recognized at the 36th Edison Patent Awards Ceremony and Reception held on November 12, 2015 at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ.

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November 13, 2015
Holtec and Ameren Complete Major Civil Construction at Callaway Paving the Way for the Inaugural Loading Campaign of HI-STORM UMAX in Late Summer
CECs with Biological Lids Placed on Each Silo
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Holtec and Ameren Complete Major Civil Construction at Callaway Paving the Way for the Inaugural Loading Campaign of HI-STORM UMAX in Late Summer

The arrival of spring in Missouri coincides with the completion of major civil work on the HI-STORM UMAX ISFSI at Ameren’s Callaway Nuclear Power Plant. The transformation from the support pad with the 48 Cavity Enclosure Containers (CECs) at the bottom of a 25 foot deep excavation in November of 2014, to the current state of completion with the ISFSI Pad, curbing and apron completed and 6 HI-STORM UMAX lids ready for installation is truly a credit to Ameren/Holtec teamwork. The heavy haul path from the Fuel Building to the ISFSI pad is also complete. (more…)

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May 4, 2015