Trade study for the disposition of cesium and strontium capsules

Claghorn, R D

doi:10.2172/481398

Title: Trade study for the disposition of cesium and strontium capsules

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This trade study analyzes alternatives for the eventual disposal of cesium and strontium capsules currently stored at the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility as by-product. However, for purposes of this study, it is assumed that at some time in the future, the capsules will be declared high-level waste and therefore will require disposal at an offsite geologic repository. The study considered numerous alternatives and selected three for detailed analysis: (1) overpack and storage at high-level waste canister storage building, (2) overpack at the high-level waste vitrification facility followed by storage at a high-level waste canister storage building, and (3) blend capsule contents with other high-level waste feed streams and vitrify at the high-level waste vitrification facility.

Authors:: Claghorn, R D

Publication Date:: Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

Research Org.:: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 481398

Report Number(s):: WHC-SD-WM-ES-382
ON: DE97052797; TRN: 97:011271

DOE Contract Number:: AC06-96RL13200

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; CESIUM; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; STRONTIUM; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; VITRIFICATION; CONTAINERS

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