Classification of reactor decommissioning wastes

Conference · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5278118

Murphy, E S; Feldman, C; Cardile, F P

Nuclear wastes from the conceptual decommissioning of a reference PWR and a reference BWR have been analyzed in terms of the waste classification requirements of 10 CFR 61 to determine the suitability of these wastes for disposal by shallow-land burial. Most of the nuclear waste from LWR decommissioning (approximately 80% to 98% of the total waste volume, depending on reactor type and decommissioning alternative) is considered to have radionuclide concentrations that permit its classification as Class A waste. A relatively small amount of the waste (approximately 1% to 15% of the total waste volume, depending on reactor type and decommissioning alternative) is considered to be Class B waste. Some neutron-activated stainless-steel reactor vessel internals with high concentrations of /sup 59/Ni, /sup 63/Ni, and /sup 94/Nb are considered to be Class C waste or waste that exceeds Class C limits.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5278118
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-13161; CONF-850720-4; ON: TI85016912
• Resource Relation: Conference: International nuclear reactor decommissioning planning conference, Bethesda, MD, USA, 16 Jul 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BWR TYPE REACTORS
REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING
PWR TYPE REACTORS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
CLASSIFICATION
RADIOISOTOPES
DECOMMISSIONING
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REACTORS
WASTES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
220900* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Reactor Safety
220502 - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Environmental Aspects- Radioactive Effluents
052000 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management