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Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Interim Staff Guidance
NOTE: The Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) for Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation has been incorporated into their respective Standard Review Plans (NUREG-2215 and NUREG-2216), as part of NRC consolidation and efficiency initiatives. Click on the hyperlinks below to be redirected to these documents. |
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For legacy ISGs for Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation, expand the section below:
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) | Topic |
|---|---|
Damaged Fuel | |
Fuel Retrievability | |
Post Accident Recovery and Compliance with 10 CFR 72.122(l) | |
Cask Closure Weld Inspections | |
Confinement Evaluation | |
Establishing Minimum Initial Enrichment for the Bounding Design Basis Fuel Assembly(s) | |
Potential Generic Issue Concerning Cask Heat Transfer in a Transportation Accident | |
Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks | |
Storage of Components Associated with Fuel Assemblies | |
Alternatives to the ASME Code | |
Cladding Considerations for the Transportation and Storage of Spent Fuel | |
Buckling of Irradiated Fuel Under Bottom End Drop Conditions | |
Real Individual | |
Supplemental Shielding | |
Materials Evaluation | |
Emergency Planning | |
Interim Storage of Greater Than Class C Waste | |
The Design and Testing of Lid Welds on Austenitic Stainless Steel Canisters as the Confinement Boundary for Spent Fuel Storage | |
Moderator Exclusion Under Hypothetical Accident Conditions and Demonstrating Subcriticality of Spent Fuel Under the Requirements of 10 CFR 71.55(e) | |
Transportation Package Design Changes Authorized Under 10 CFR Part 71 Without Prior NRC Approval | |
Use of Computational Modeling Software | |
Potential Rod Splitting Due to Exposure to an Oxidizing Atmosphere During Short-Term Cask Loading Operations in LWR or Other Uranium Oxide Based Fuel | |
Application of ASTM Standard Practice C1671-07 when performing technical reviews of spent fuel storage and transportation packaging licensing actions | |
The Use of a Demonstration Program as a Surveillance Tool for Confirmation of Integrity for Continued Storage of High Burnup Fuel Beyond 20 Years | |
Pressure Test and Helium Leakage Test of the Confinement Boundary for Spent Fuel Storage Canister | |
SFST-ISG-26A, Revision 0 | Draft – Shielding and Radiation Protection Review Effort and Licensing Parameters for 10 CFR Part 72 Applications (CANCELLED) |
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, August 27, 2026
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Thursday, August 27, 2026