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Fuel reprocessing and waste management in the UK

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:111661
 [1];  [2]
  1. British Nuclear Fuels plc., Warrington (United Kingdom)
  2. BNFL, Risley (United Kingdom)

The currently preferred route for the management of irradiated fuel in the UK is reprocessing. This paper, therefore, concentrates on outlining the policies, practices and achievement of British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) associated with the management of its irradiated fuel facilities at Sellafield. The paper covers reprocessing and how the safe management of each of the major waste categories is achieved. BNFL`s overall waste management policy is to develop, in close consultation with the regulatory authorities, a strategy to minimize effluent discharges and provide a safe, cost effective method of treating and preparing for disposal all wastes arising on the site.

Research Organization:
Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines; New Mexico State Univ., University Park, NM (United States); Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), Las Cruces, NM (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
111661
Report Number(s):
CONF-940225--Vol.1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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