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A new software capability has been developed for automating report generation on the US spent nuclear fuel cask inventory

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•This capability is integrated with the UNF-ST&DARDS Unified Database (UDB) allowing continuous table, report, and graphics updating as the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) cask inventory changes
–Users can generate reports in different formats (e.g., PDF, html)
•UDB provides a consolidated and comprehensive source for  characterization of the nation’s SNF casks and assembly inventories
–Essential for future decision making related to large-scale transportation, interim storage facility, and eventual disposition
•The automated SNF cask inventory report includes
–Licensed and available dry cask systems including storage, transfer, and transportation systems
–Number of dry casks and assemblies (number of assemblies and metric ton of heavy metal) loaded at each reactor site