China has always adhered to the strategy of closed fuel cycle. Spent fuel storage facilities at some nuclear plants are close to full capacity.
Spent Nuclear Fuel in China • Stimson Center
Management and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel Practices. As of 2016, SNF was stored onsite at 39 pools and at 1 dry interim facility at Qinshan NPP; There is a project between China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and France’s AREVA to develop an 800 t/yr reprocessing plant costing $15.7 billion that includes an SNF storage facility in 2018.
CHINA’S NUCLEAR SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT AND NUCLEAR SECURITY ISSUES
Nov 10, 2017 · In this essay, Hui Zhang reviews the status of spent fuel storage in China. He suggest that China should take steps to improve physical protection, reduce insider threats, promote a nuclear security culture, and improve nuclear cyber security.
Spent Nuclear Fuel Management in China - Nautilus
Aug 5, 2014 · Due to the high production of spent fuel per year (in terms of spent fuel mass) and the relatively low thermal density of the spent fuel discharged, it is the practice in China to remove CANDU spent fuel from pool storage and place it in a dry storage facility.
China's spent nuclear fuel management: Current practices and future ...
Jul 1, 2011 · To transport the fuel, Chinese officials pack the spent nuclear fuel in NAC-STC type spent fuel containers, which can fit at most 26 fuel assemblies per container (NNSA, 2003). 4 Table 1 shows the current status of spent fuel storage at each operational Chinese site.
Pinpointing China’s new plutonium reprocessing plant
On September 5, 2017, a construction company affiliated with the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation reported that it had successfully installed four liquid natural gas storage tanks at the demonstration plant, providing a backup energy source. The four huge storage tanks can be clearly identified in the satellite images.
China’s Nuclear Energy Development and Spent Fuel ... - Nautilus
Oct 16, 2012 · Thanks to the present relatively small quantity of spent fuel in storage at China’s nuclear plants, it appears that there will be no critical pressure on the development of spent fuel transportation, interim storage, large-scale reprocessing and final disposal infrastructure for a number of years.
guidance to Member States on spent fuel storage options, describing the history and observed trends of spent fuel storage technologies, gathering operational experiences and lessons learned, observing the evolving aspects related to higher
Managing China's spent nuclear fuel: a model framework for interim storage
Nov 9, 2017 · China, as the world leader in constructing new nuclear reactors, has yet to resolve either its short-term spent nuclear fuel (SNF) problems or the challenge of long-term final disposition.
Study of the Capacity Building for Interim Storage of PWR Spent Nuclear ...
May 17, 2023 · With the development of nuclear power in China, the amount of spent nuclear fuel is increasing rapidly. It is estimated that the PWR spent nuclear fuel will reach 33,000 tHM by 2035. However, the present interim storage and reprocessing capacity for spent...