Classification of reactor decommissioning wastes
Abstract
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.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5278118
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-13161; CONF-850720-4
ON: TI85016912
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International nuclear reactor decommissioning planning conference, Bethesda, MD, USA, 16 Jul 1985
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 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
Citation Formats
Murphy, E S, Feldman, C, and Cardile, F P. Classification of reactor decommissioning wastes. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Murphy, E S, Feldman, C, & Cardile, F P. Classification of reactor decommissioning wastes. United States.
Murphy, E S, Feldman, C, and Cardile, F P. 1985.
"Classification of reactor decommissioning wastes". United States.
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title = {Classification of reactor decommissioning wastes},
author = {Murphy, E S and Feldman, C and Cardile, F P},
abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
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