CANDU 600

Number of spent fuel elements generated:

12 daily

Number of spent fuel elements per canister

60

Number of canisters per silo

9

Number of silos per nuclear power plant for 30 years

250

Storage time in pools previous to dry storage

5 years

Design basis storage time

50 years

Approximate cycle of canister loading

2 per day

Approximate cycle of silo loading

1 per week

Power dissipated by reinforced concrete shielding during testing on prototype

6 kW

Pressure by design of canisters

0.5 kg/cm2

Entire dose for operator per canister cycle, lower than

5 mrem
(0.05 mSv)