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Title: Design documentation: Krypton encapsulation preconceptual design

Abstract

US EPA regulations limit the release of Krypton-85 to the environment from commercial facilities after January 1, 1983. In order to comply with these regulations, Krypton-85, which would be released during reprocessing of commercial nuclear fuel, must be collected and stored. Technology currently exists for separation of krypton from other inert gases, and for its storage as a compressed gas in steel cylinders. The requirements, which would be imposed for 100-year storage of Krypton-85, have led to development of processes for encapsulation of krypton within a stable solid matrix. The objective of this effort was to provide preconceptual engineering designs, technical evaluations, and life cycle costing data for comparison of two alternate candidate processes for encapsulation of Krypton-85. This report has been prepared by The Ralph M. Parsons Company for the US Department of Energy.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Parsons-Redpath, Pasadena, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
147730
Report Number(s):
INEL-94/0054
ON: DE96002937; TRN: 96:001359
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-94ID13223
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Oct 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; KRYPTON 85; ENCAPSULATION; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; LIFE-CYCLE COST; NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; ENGINEERING DRAWINGS

Citation Formats

Knecht, D A. Design documentation: Krypton encapsulation preconceptual design. United States: N. p., 1994. Web. doi:10.2172/147730.
Knecht, D A. Design documentation: Krypton encapsulation preconceptual design. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/147730
Knecht, D A. 1994. "Design documentation: Krypton encapsulation preconceptual design". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/147730. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/147730.
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title = {Design documentation: Krypton encapsulation preconceptual design},
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abstractNote = {US EPA regulations limit the release of Krypton-85 to the environment from commercial facilities after January 1, 1983. In order to comply with these regulations, Krypton-85, which would be released during reprocessing of commercial nuclear fuel, must be collected and stored. Technology currently exists for separation of krypton from other inert gases, and for its storage as a compressed gas in steel cylinders. The requirements, which would be imposed for 100-year storage of Krypton-85, have led to development of processes for encapsulation of krypton within a stable solid matrix. The objective of this effort was to provide preconceptual engineering designs, technical evaluations, and life cycle costing data for comparison of two alternate candidate processes for encapsulation of Krypton-85. This report has been prepared by The Ralph M. Parsons Company for the US Department of Energy.},
doi = {10.2172/147730},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
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