Issues in the shipment and disposal of TRU waste from small stream generators: The case of Battelle Columbus Operations

Conference · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:116277

Kohli, R ^[1]; Pasupathi, V ^[2]

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1. Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States). Environmental Systems and Technology Division
2. Battelle Oak Ridge Operations, Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Environmental Systems and Technology Division

The Battelle Hot Cell Facility in Central Ohio is scheduled to be decommissioned in the near future. Past nuclear research activities have left the hot cells and other controlled areas with highly contaminated equipment, as well as extensively contaminated surfaces and residual radioactive materials, including approximately 45 m{sup 3} of stored transuranic (TRU) waste. Because of the high radiation levels of the waste, it must be packaged in shielded containers for shipment and, depending on the final disposal site, repackaged in different containers to meet disposal site acceptance criteria. At present, Battelle does not have authorization to ship the TRU waste off site since no storage or disposal site has been designated to receive the waste. Various options are being considered for disposal of the TRU waste each with different packaging requirements that will have major impacts on the cost and schedule for completion of the decommissioning of the facility. These issues are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 116277
• Report Number(s): CONF-950740--; ISBN 0-7918-1338-X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
DATA
PACKAGING RULES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE TRANSPORTATION