MPC
Specially Designed for Older Fuel, Adaptable to Non-Fuel Waste
NAC International’s MPC – Multi-Purpose Canister System – is a transport-ready canister system specially designed for the management of used nuclear fuel at older commercial plants.Originally developed for use at the Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts and the Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, both of which are now safely decommissioned, the MPC uses a high-capacity canister-based system for storage and transport of up to 26 Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) fuel assemblies, or 68 Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) assemblies.
The MPC is designed for storing and transporting spent fuel from older U.S. nuclear plants – which will likely be the first to ship fuel to an interim storage facility.
Like the UMS system, the MPC canister can be placed in storage or in transport overpacks. Its fuel basket uses NAC’s patented tube-and-disk design and methodology, certified by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). MPC can also be used for other High-Level Waste configurations with different basket designs.
