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Conceptual design of retrieval systems for emplaced transuranic waste containers in a salt bed depository. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5430150· OSTI ID:5430150
The US Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have jurisdiction over the nuclear waste management program. Design studies were previously made of proposed repository site configurations for the receiving, processing, and storage of nuclear wastes. However, these studies did not provide operational designs that were suitable for highly reliable TRU retrieval in the deep geologic salt environment for the required 60-year period. The purpose of this report is to develop a conceptual design of a baseline retrieval system for emplaced transuranic waste containers in a salt bed depository. The conceptual design is to serve as a working model for the analysis of the performance available from the current state-of-the-art equipment and systems. Suggested regulations would be based upon the results of the performance analyses.
Research Organization:
International Engineering Co., Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5430150
Report Number(s):
UCRL-15228
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English