Maine Yankee: Making the Transition from an Operating Plant to an Independent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI).

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关键词: Maine Yankee reactor;    Spent fuel storage;    Decommissioning;    Nuclear power plants;    PWR type reactors;   

RP-ID  :  DE2004828452

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of this paper is to describe the challenges faced by Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company in making the transition from an operating nuclear power plant to an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Maine Yankee (MY) is a 900-megawatt Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactor whose architect engineer was Stone & Webster. Maine Yankee was put into commercial operation on December 28, 1972. It is located on an 820-acre site, on the shores of the Back River in Wiscasset, Maine about 40 miles northeast of Portland, Maine. During its operating life, it generated about 1.2 billion kilowatts of power, providing 25% of Maines electric power needs and serving additional customers in New England.