Estimation of plutonium content in bituminized waste processed at RISO using isotope ratios

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:411592

Brodersen, K; Carugati, S ^[1]; Foltz, K ^[2]

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1. Riso National Lab., Roskilde (Denmark)
2. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)

Although Denmark has no nuclear power reactors, research related to nuclear energy has been performed at RISO National Laboratory for more than 30 yr. The waste management plant at RISO and the associated storage facilities function as the national center for radioactive waste management in Denmark. No disposal of radioactive waste, however, has so far been carried out. Two-thirds of the collected and processed waste comes from the RISO laboratory itself, which is home to the heavy-water-moderated research reactor, DR3. Most of the long-lived radioisotopes in the stored waste are due to postirradiation studies of spent fuel performed in the now decommissioned hot cells. This report describes the bituminized waste characterization.

• OSTI ID: 411592
• Report Number(s): CONF-951006--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 73; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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05 NUCLEAR FUELS
ALPHA SPECTRA
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DENMARK
EVAPORATORS
ISOTOPE RATIO
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
PLUTONIUM 238
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM 240
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOCHEMISTRY
STORAGE FACILITIES