Center for Used Fuel Research selects two technologies for demonstration of auto

[Marlin]

https://inl.gov/news-release/center-for-used-fuel-research-selects-two-technologies-for-demonstration-of-automated-used-nuclear-fuel-canister-monitoring/

[News Wire]

The Department of Energy selected Guidedwave and Sensible Photonics to demonstrate acoustic emission technologies for monitoring used nuclear fuel canisters. These companies will undergo pre-demonstration testing at Idaho National Laboratory this summer to support future aging management programs. The project aims to replace periodic manual inspections with continuous, remote monitoring systems for dry storage facilities at commercial nuclear power plants.

(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – The U.S. Department of Energy's Center for Used Fuel Research has selected Guidedwave and Sensible Photonics to advance to the final phase of a selection process to demonstrate acoustic emission technologies for automated monitoring of used nuclear fuel dry storage canisters.

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The selections address a critical industry need related to used nuclear fuel storage. Nuclear utilities are required under U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations (10 CFR Part 72) to maintain aging management programs for all used nuclear fuel storage systems. Current inspections at on-site used nuclear fuel storage facilities are performed periodically and require deploying specialized equipment for each inspection cycle. Automated and continuous monitoring and inspection approaches...

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