Monitored retrievable storage facilities

The Role of the Monitored Retrievable Storage Facility in an Integrated Waste Management System, DOE/RW-0238, Office of Civihan Radioactive Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., 1989. 

Monetary system, bimetallic, 22 647—648 Money flows, annual, 9 537-540 Monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facility, for spent radioactive fuel, 25 855... 

By June 1, 1985, a detailed study of the need for and feasibility of construction of one or more Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facilities is required. The study is to include a proposal for the construction of one or more MRS facilities and to contain at least five alternative site-specific designs at a minimum of three different sites. 

Operation of a spent fuel storage facility within specified operational limits and conditions including fuel handling, storage, retrieval and fuel monitoring, maintenance and testing. 

All activities performed to achieve the purpose for which the spent fuel storage facility was constructed, including maintenance, inspection and other associated activities related to spent fuel handling, storage, retrieval and monitoring. 

Archived electronic data are to be treated no differently to archived paper data. An archivist should be assigned, access should be limited to authorized personnel, data should be archived at the completion of the study, and all material should be indexed to permit expedient retrieval. Depending on the medium used for storage, an area within the facility may be needed with specific environmental controls to maintain the integrity of electronic data. This should be specified in the data storage SOPs. Environmental conditions need to be monitored in the archives where electronic media are stored. 

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