RW Monitor
9/18/2015
IN THE INDUSTRY
Holtec International and Westinghouse Electric Co. announced on Wednesday they have joined together to offer dry cask storage capabilities to U.S. nuclear facilities. The 10-year collaboration agreement will combine Westinghouse’s dry storage canister welding experience with Holtec’s experience as the original equipment manufacturer service provider. The companies described the partnership as “an agreement to provide pool-to-pad services to U.S. nuclear sites using Holtec’s dry cask spent fuel storage technology,” according to a release. “The safe storage of spent nuclear fuel is a mission critical to our customers and to the power needs of our country. Without dry fuel storage freeing space for in-pool storage, nuclear plants would not be able to continue operations. This team will deliver the skill sets needed for error-free handling and dry cask storage of the nuclear industry’s spent fuel,” said Steven Soler, director of Site Services for Holtec International, in a statement. Westinghouse has successfully welded more than 650 spent fuel canisters since 2002, now on average processing over 100 canisters annually, while over 770 Holtec dry spent fuel storage systems have been loaded in the U.S. and Spain, the company said.
