NRC Rejects Requests to Speed Up Moving of Spent Fuel from Pools

摘要

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is rejecting calls from watchdog groups and some U.S. senators to speed up moving spent nuclear fuel from the pools where most of it is stored. An NRC memo provided to The Associated Press shows the commission accepted its staff's recommendation to stop considering expedited transfer of the spent fuel to dry cask storage, weighing in on a debate over whether transfers should be made for safet} concerns and not just logistics.