Definition of "casks" []

• Plural form of cask. (noun)

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• ""We don't have a consistent policy on literally things like the size of casks, which is very important," added David Lochbaum, director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists."
• "At the plant, spent fuel rods are stored in 180-ton steel and reinforced concrete containers called casks, and they are placed on seismically engineered cement pads inside the site's security perimeter."
• "The assumption has been that the casks are the safest storage technology until a permanent repository can be built."