Question R14 Q25 - NSB 2012

When the spent fuel is removed from a nuclear power plant, which of the following immediately occurs?

W) It is placed in dry cask storage at the nuclear reactor site until it is safe to handle, and then it is sent to the permanent storage facility

X) It is sent to Yucca Mountain to be stored in the National Repository

Y) It is stored under water in a spent fuel pool at the reactor for several years

Z) It is sealed in 50 gallon drums and allowed to cool

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