Stranded Casks

摘要

In late August, the Kewaunee nuclear power plant began storing spent nuclear fuel in dry casks on its 900-acre site about 35 miles southeast of Green Bay, WI. With no more room for storage inside, workers had to move spent fuel into two dry casks that were transferred to concrete vaults. A recent report written by university nuclear experts has defined five alternatives for spent nuclear fuel management. The report calls for setting up regulated escrow funds for utilities to draw on to meet the costs of on-site management of dry casks. Providing financial incentives for states to agree to have spent fuel shipped from an inoperative reactor site in one state to an operating reactor in a neighboring state is also recommended.