28 July 2021
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Spain's Council of Ministers yesterday authorised decommissioning and waste management firm Enresa to launch a tender for a contract for the design, support with licensing, manufacture and supply of a used nuclear fuel storage system for use at the Almaraz, Ascó, Cofrentes and Vandellós II nuclear power plants. The contract will be worth up to EUR220 million (USD260 million).
Additional interim used fuel storage capacity is needed at the Almaraz plant ahead of its decommissioning (Image: CSN)
Currently, all nuclear power plants in Spain - with the exception of Vandellós II - have onsite independent interim storage facilities for used fuel. In addition to the existing facilities, new temporary storage capacities are required to be in operation by 2026 at all the operating plants, except for Trillo. These new dry storage facilities will feature welded metal cannisters enveloped in concrete.