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{{Other uses|Castor (disambiguation)}}
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'''CASTOR''' is the [[acronym]] for '''''ca''sk for ''s''torage and ''t''ransport ''o''f ''r''adioactive material'''. It is a type of cask used to store [[spent nuclear fuel]] (a type of [[nuclear waste]]).
'''CASTOR''' is the [[acronym]] for '''''ca''sk for ''s''torage and ''t''ransport ''o''f ''r''adioactive material'''. It is a type of cask used to store [[spent nuclear fuel]] (a type of [[nuclear waste]]).



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CASTOR is the acronym for cask for storage and transport of radioactive material. It is a type of cask used to store spent nuclear fuel (a type of nuclear waste).

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