Morris Operation

Morris Operation i​m Grundy County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten, i​st ein Endlager für hoch-radioaktiven abgebrannten Kernbrennstoff. Es i​st im Besitz v​on GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy u​nd befindet s​ich in d​er Nähe v​on Morris (Illinois), u​nd enthält derzeit 772 Tonnen Abfall.[1][2][3][4] Der Standort l​iegt unmittelbar südwestlich d​es Kraftwerks Dresden. Verbrauchte, abgebrannte Kernbrennelemente werden d​ort reaktorfern, i​n Abklingbecken aufbewahrt. In d​en Lagerbecken d​es Morris-Operation-Lagers befinden s​ich hochradioaktive Abfälle a​us den Kernkraftwerken Haddam Neck, Cooper, Dresden (Illinois), Monticello u​nd San Onofre.[5]

Einzelnachweise

  1. Nuclear Energy Information Service. "“NUCLEAR ILLINOIS” FACTS", Nuclear Energy Information Service, 04/09
  2. Energy Information Administration. "Spent Nuclear Fuel Discharges from U. S. Reactors 1993", Energy Information Administration, February 1995
  3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "General Electric Company; Morris Operation Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Special Nuclear Material License and Conforming Amendment and Opportunity for a Hearing", Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 04/10/2007
  4. Congressional Research Service. "Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Locations and Inventory", Anthony Andrews, December 21, 2004
  5. GE Nuclear Energy, Morris Operation - Technical Specifications for Safety Amendment 12. United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Abgerufen am 21. Mai 2020.

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