Special Analysis for the Disposal of the Idaho National Laboratory Unirradiated Light Water Breeder Reactor UO₂/ThO₂ and UO₂/ZrO₂ Rods and Pellets Waste Stream at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site, Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Nevada

Technical Report · Thu Jul 21 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1571526· OSTI ID:1571526

Shott, Gregory ^[1]

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1. National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Mercury, NV (United States)

This special analysis (SA) evaluates whether the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Unirradiated Light Water Breeder Reactor (LWBR) UO₂/ThO₂ and UO₂/ZrO₂ Rods and Pellets waste stream is suitable for disposal by shallow land burial at the Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site on the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS). The INL Unirradiated LWBR Rods and Pellets waste stream consists of unirradiated uranium-233 (²³³U) fuel rods. The INL Unirradiated LWBR Rods and Pellets waste stream requires an SA to resolve whether it is acceptable to dispose of ²³³U, ²³²U, ²³⁴U, thorium-229 (²²⁹Th), and ²³⁰Th at activity concentrations exceeding their NNSS Waste Acceptance Criteria Action Levels.

• Research Organization: Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, NV (United States); National Security Technologies, LLC, Mercury, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25946
• OSTI ID: 1571526
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/25946-2901
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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