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U.S. Regulatory Recommendations for Actinide-Only Burnup Credit in Transport and Storage Casks

U.S. Regulatory Recommendations for Actinide-Only Burnup Credit in Transport and Storage Casks

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Withee, C. J. ,
Wagner, J. C. ,
Parks, C. V.
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In July 1999, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Spent Fuel Project Office
(SFPO) issued Interim Staff Guidance 8 Revision 1 (ISG8R1) to provide recommendations for the use
of burnup credit in storage and transport of pressurized-water reactor (PWR) spent fuel. Subsequent to
the issuance of ISG8R1, the NRC Office of Regulatory Research (RES) has directed an effort to
investigate the technical basis for extending the criteria and recommendations of ISG8R1 to allow

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