CX-270241: INTEC – Transfer ATR Fuel From Wet (CPP-666) to Dry (CPP-603) Irradiated Fuel Storage Facility Fuel Conditioning Station

Categorical Exclusion Determination

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

August 8, 2016
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The purpose of this project is to transfer approximately 1,000 ATR fuel elements from wet fuel storage located at the CPP-666 Fuel Storage Area (FSA) at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) to the dry fuel storage located within CPP-603B, Irradiated Fuels Storage Facility (IFSF). The transfer from wet spent fuel storage to dry spent fuel storage will satisfy the October 16, 1995 Settlement Agreement terms and conditions between the State of Idaho, the Department of Energy, and the U.S. Navy. The 1995 Settlement Agreement requires that all spent fuel shall be transferred from wet storage facilities at the INL by December 31, 2023.