Safeguards and security recommendations for the OCRWM (Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management) Federal Waste Management System

Technical Report · Thu Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:5455610

Moran, B W; Fishbone, L G; Saling, J H; Johnson, E R; Wonder, E F ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA). International Technology Programs Div.

The systems and procedures that will be part of the Federal Waste Management System (FWMS) -- managed by the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) -- will be subject to the requirements of nuclear materials safeguards. The FWMS will include the acceptance of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radioactive wastes (HLW) at the generator's site, the transportation of these materials to DOE facilities, the handling and packaging of SNF and HLW, the monitored retrievable storage of SNF, and the disposal of SNF and HLW in a mined geologic repository. The safeguards requirements that must be considered and planned for early in the design of the FWMS facilities and procedures are those specified in the DOE orders and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations and those of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Early identification of technical and institutional issues can prevent possible delays in the licensing of the FWMS facilities and ensure more economical implementation of the required safeguards elements in the FWMS. This study was performed for OCRWM to determine the safeguards-related activities that should be undertaken, together with the schedules and costs of such activities, to ensure that the FWMS will be able to meet the domestic and international safeguards requirements without the need for expensive backfitting. 20 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, TN (USA). International Technology Programs Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5455610
• Report Number(s): K/ITP-192; ON: DE90001498
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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