SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING FRESH AND IRRADIATED NUCLEAR FUEL

摘要

A method for storing nuclear fuel includes transferring a fuel assembly from a long term storage vault (20) to a nuclear reactor core (30), removing the fuel assembly from the nuclear reactor core (30), determining a heat generation rate of the irradiated fuel assembly, and transferring the irradiated fuel assembly to one of an interim storage vault (40) and a long term storage vault (20) based on the determined heat generation rate.