MPR engineers had primary responsibility for the design and development of the Navy's multi-purpose M130 spent fuel shipping cask. We also participated in the design and oversight of refueling operations in early shipboard nuclear plants. As a follow-on to the M130 cask development and use, MPR personnel were responsible for the conversion from wet-shipping to dry-shipping of spent fuel. This was the first dry-shipping of nuclear fuel in the United States. Also see What's News article on Spent Fuel Casks.

D.O.E. Environmental Restoration & Waste Management areas of expertise:

• Decontamination and Decommissioning
• Radioactive Waste Handling and Treatment
• Reactors and Nuclear Fuel
• Spent Fuel Shipping and Storage

Contact MPR for further information on our work with the Department of Energy, or other engineering services.