ENVIRONMENT|deterioration of the environment|waste · ENERGY|electrical and nuclear industries|nuclear industry
- stóráil tirim Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- Sainmhíniú In this method, spent fuel is surrounded by inert gas inside a containercalled a cask. The casks can be made of metal or concrete, and some can be used for both storage and transportation. They are either placed horizontally or stand vertically on a concrete pad. Tagairt "US Nuclear Regulatory Commission http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/brochures/br0216/r2/br0216r2.pdf (31.05.2012)"
- Nóta "Dry storage [...] entails taking the waste and putting it in reinforced casks or entombing it in concrete bunkers. This is after the waste has already spent about 5 years cooling in a pool. The casks are also usually located close to the reactor site. http://library.thinkquest.org/17940/texts/nuclear_waste_storage/nuclear_waste_storage.html (31.05.2012)"