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... 4.2 EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL RISKS OF DRY CASK STORAGE Dry casks were designed to ensure safe storage of spent fuel,10 not to resist terrorist attacks. The regulations for these storage systems, which are given in Title 10, Part 72 of the Code of Federal Regulations (i.e., 10 CFR 72)
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  • spent fuel
  • fuel storage
  • fuel pool
  • terrorist attacks
  • dry cask

  • fuel pools
  • cask storage
  • terrorist attack
  • storage facilities
  • dry casks

  • guard force
  • heat removal
  • storage dry
  • robust construction
  • plant site

  • storage installations
  • potential risks


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