ZionSolutions personnel deployed a similar dry fuel storage system for the decommissioning and site restoration project at Big Rock Point nuclear power plant in Michigan. Dry storage has been safely used for more than 20 years. Security officers, physical barriers, and surveillance technology are employed to fully comply with NRC criteria. At Zion, the dry fuel storage facility will be farther from the lakefront than its current storage location.
- ZionSolutions will hold and be responsible for compliance with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licenses for the duration of decommissioning.
- Under the ZionSolutions plan, site restoration and beneficial reuse will be achieved at least 12 years earlier than the current plan.
- Decommissioning plan provides cost certainty with no further contributions from Illinois electric ratepayers.
- Removal of radioactive materials such as piping, tanks, valves, and pumps, and subsequent independent verification, allows for the termination of Zion’s NRC licenses.
- All low-level radioactive waste generated in the Zion decommissioning project will be disposed of outside Illinois.
Fuel Storage
ZionSolutions personnel deployed a similar dry fuel storage system for the decommissioning and site restoration project at Big Rock Point nuclear power plant in Michigan. Dry storage has been safely used for more than 20 years. Security officers, physical barriers, and surveillance technology are employed to fully comply with NRC criteria. At Zion, the dry fuel storage facility will be farther from the lakefront than its current storage location.