Unless the burnup is quite high the volume will be larger. I don't think there will not be large fuel rod bundles to handle as units. The carbon binder of the

Unless the burnup is quite high the volume will be larger. I don't think there will not be large fuel rod bundles to handle as units. The carbon binder of the fuel compacts is subject to abrasion and will be contaminated with carbon-14. Worse, it comes along with this moderator, so one has to be concerned with criticality even after the cooled waste has been transferred to dry storage.