The objective of this project is to answer key questions associated with the transition from wet to dry storage such as what effect has the period of wet storage had on the cladding? How much water remains attached/bound to the surface of the cladding after removal from the pond? What is the best regime to remove water from the cladding? Definition of temperature, time, pressure, gas or some other process? Can a drying process remove all the water, or is some still attached/bound to the surface? What effect has the drying process had on the cladding?