ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AUTOMATED DRY STORAGE FACILITY FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL OF DISMANTLED NUCLEAR SUBMARINES AND NUCLEAR-POWERED SURFACE SHIPS IN GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF THE NORTHWEST RUSSIA

摘要

Adequate solution of the challenge of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) management is one of the key goals and objectives of the Russian Federation in the immediate future. In compliance with the "closed fuel cycle" concept accepted in Russia, SNF unloaded from Nuclear Submarines (NSs) with water-cooled reactors (VVER) as well as SNF of nuclear icebreakers are forwarded to PA "Mayak" for reprocessing, fuel of liquid-metal coolant reactors, zirconium-cladding fuel and damaged Spent Fuel Assemblies (SFAs) being the only exceptions.