(Sales Office : Nuclear Power Plant Marketing Section) Nuclear Plant Component Designing Department, Nuclear Energy Systems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Development in restarting nuclear power plants with approved safety and decommissioning of nuclear reactors after years of operation generates a large amount of spent fuel, making its storage a critical challenge. With regard to dry storage systems using transport and storage casks with high safety (dry casks), their installation plans on the premises of power plants or interim storage facilities are being promoted. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. is working on the development of dry casks with the aim of making a contribution to spent fuel storage. This report summarizes MSF-24P and MSF-28P casks, whose type certificates have been obtained, and presents our initiatives to increase storage capacity and enhance safety.
