International Conference on the Management of Spent Fuel from Nuclear Power Reactors 2019: Learning from the Past, Enabling the Future

Overview of regulatory framework on dry cask storage in Japan

25 Jun 2019, 15:40

20m

Oral Track 2: Spent Fuel and High Level Waste storage and subsequent transportability Session 2.3

Speaker

Dr Takanori Nishizaki (Senior Officer, Regulatory Policy Planning Division, Nuclear Regulation Authority)

Description

On March 2019, the regulatory body of Japan, NRA, issued new regulations on dual purpose cask (DPC) for dry storage of spent fuel on the site, along with the licensing process of design certification on DPC. The requirements ensure consistency with those for the interim storage facility off the site and with transport regulations.

Peer reviewing

Paper

Accepted on 6 Jun 2019 by Laura McManniman

Paper files:

• CN-272r.docx