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... . The government and power plant operators have negotiated an agreement to develop dry cask storage facilities at each of the 12 nuclear power plant sites to avoid the need for offsite spent fuel transport.
From page 95...
... print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. FIGURE C.2 Dry cask spent fuel storage building at the Lingen Nuclear Power Plant.
From page 96...
... Spent fuel is typically cooled for five years in a pool before it is put in dry cask storage; some other custom made cask designs can hold fuel that has been cooled for shorter (minimum two years) or longer times depending on the fuel characteristics and fuel burn-up.


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