Spent Nuclear Fuel Shipment

The NBSR is fueled by 30 highly enriched uranium fuel elements. During the course of a year, it typically produces approximately 28 spent fuel elements. The fuel elements are made up of U3O8-Al Materials Testing Reactor (MTR) type dispersion fuel plates. There are two, 13-inch-tall stacks of fuel plates lodged in every fuel element with a gap of 6 inches between them. The fueled regions can be separated from the rest of the fuel element using an underwater saw to reduce high level radioactive waste shipments. The measurements for each fueled region are 13.5 in x 3.5 in x 3 in. To be in accordance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), NIST has to transfer its spent fuel to the Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina. The goal of this procurement is for a qualified contractor to provide packaging and shipping services of spent fuel elements from the NCNR to DOE-SRS.

Estimated value

$1M - $1.9M

Contract type

Unknown

• NAICS484230
• PSC484230