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Title: High-level waste canister storage final design, installation, and testing. Topical report

Abstract

This report is a description of the West Valley Demonstration Project`s radioactive waste storage facility, the Chemical Process Cell (CPC). This facility is currently being used to temporarily store vitrified waste in stainless steel canisters. These canisters are stacked two-high in a seismically designed rack system within the cell. Approximately 300 canisters will be produced during the Project`s vitrification campaign which began in June 1996. Following the completion of waste vitrification and solidification, these canisters will be transferred via rail or truck to a federal repository (when available) for permanent storage. All operations in the CPC are conducted remotely using various handling systems and equipment. Areas adjacent to or surrounding the cell provide capabilities for viewing, ventilation, and equipment/component access.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., West Valley, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
595598
Report Number(s):
DOE/NE/44139-85
ON: DE98004787; TRN: 98:005262
DOE Contract Number:  
AC24-81NE44139
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; CONTAINERS; PACKAGING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; DESIGN; WEST VALLEY PROCESSING PLANT

Citation Formats

Connors, B J, Meigs, R A, Pezzimenti, D M, and Vlad, P M. High-level waste canister storage final design, installation, and testing. Topical report. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/595598.
Connors, B J, Meigs, R A, Pezzimenti, D M, & Vlad, P M. High-level waste canister storage final design, installation, and testing. Topical report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/595598
Connors, B J, Meigs, R A, Pezzimenti, D M, and Vlad, P M. 1998. "High-level waste canister storage final design, installation, and testing. Topical report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/595598. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/595598.
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title = {High-level waste canister storage final design, installation, and testing. Topical report},
author = {Connors, B J and Meigs, R A and Pezzimenti, D M and Vlad, P M},
abstractNote = {This report is a description of the West Valley Demonstration Project`s radioactive waste storage facility, the Chemical Process Cell (CPC). This facility is currently being used to temporarily store vitrified waste in stainless steel canisters. These canisters are stacked two-high in a seismically designed rack system within the cell. Approximately 300 canisters will be produced during the Project`s vitrification campaign which began in June 1996. Following the completion of waste vitrification and solidification, these canisters will be transferred via rail or truck to a federal repository (when available) for permanent storage. All operations in the CPC are conducted remotely using various handling systems and equipment. Areas adjacent to or surrounding the cell provide capabilities for viewing, ventilation, and equipment/component access.},
doi = {10.2172/595598},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}