A number of near-surface a1 ZowabZe cladding temperatures of spent nuclear fuels for extended d r y storage. dry storage concepts have been evahated, as we12 as concepts for geoZogie storage. Work i s continuing'to upgrade and revise maximum temperature evaluations as t h e program proceeds.

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