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has gloss | eng: Dry cask storage is a method of storing high-level radioactive waste, such as spent nuclear fuel that has already been cooled in the spent fuel pool for at least one year. The fuel is surrounded by inert gas inside a large container. These casks are typically steel cylinders that are either welded or bolted closed. Ideally, the steel cylinder provides leak-tight containment of the spent fuel. Each cylinder is surrounded by additional steel, concrete, or other material to provide radiation shielding to workers and members of the public. Some of the cask designs can be used for both storage and transportation. |
lexicalization | eng: dry cask storage |
lexicalization | eng: Dry-cask storage |
instance of | c/Nuclear power plant components |
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has gloss | deu: Castor ist die Abkürzung (Akronym) für „cask for storage and transport of radioactive material“, also „Behälter für Lagerung und Transport radioaktiven Materials“. Castor-Behälter sind Spezialbehälter zur Lagerung und zum Transport hochradioaktiver Materialien, zum Beispiel von Brennelementen oder hochradioaktiven Abfallprodukten („Glaskokillen“) aus der Wiederaufarbeitung. |
lexicalization | deu: Castor |
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media:img | Castor-Zug.jpg |
media:img | Castorbehälter.jpg |
media:img | Dry-cask.gif |
media:img | Nuclear dry storage.jpg |
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