Research Reactor Aluminum Spent Fuel
Treatment Options for Disposal
National Research Council author Division on Earth and Life Studies author Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources author Kevin D Crowley author Milton Levenson author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:National Academies Press
Published:6th Jun '98
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for management of aluminum spent fuel from foreign and domestic research reactors, much of which is highly enriched in uranium-235. This EIS will assess the need for additional treatment and storage facilities at the Savannah River Site to accommodate the receipt of this fuel, and it also will assess and select a treatment technology to prepare this fuel for interim storage and eventual shipment to a repository for disposal.
This National Research Council book, which was prepared at the request of DOE's Savannah River Office, provides a technical assessment of the technologies, costs, and schedules developed by DOE for eight alternative treatment options and the baseline reprocessing option. It also provides comments on DOE's aluminum spent fuel disposal program, a program that is slated to last for about 40 years and cost in excess of $2 billion.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Summary
- 1. Background and Task
- 2. Treatment Options for Aluminum Spent Nuclear Fuel
- 3. Waste-Package Performance Criteria
- 4. Cost and Schedule
- 5. Concluding Observations
- References
- Appendix A. Study Request Letter from DOE-Savannah River
- Appendix B. Meeting Agendas and Participants List
- Appendix C. Charge to Consultants
- Appendix D. Consultant Reports
- Appendix E. Biographical Sketches of Consultants
- Appendix F. Documents Received in This Study
- Appendix G. Acronyms and Definitions <
ISBN: 9780309060493
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240 pages