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Impact of TRU waste storage on a stand-alone MRS facility

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5496553
A study was made of the impact of transuranic (TRU) waste storage on the conceptual design of a stand-alone Monitored Retrievable Storage (MRS) facility. The amount of TRU waste requiring storage is related to the startup dates of the reprocessing plant and the final repository. Current technology is available to store TRU waste from lightwater reactor (LWR) fuel reprocessing and mixed oxide (MOX) fuel refabrication safely and economically. Unit capital costs for TRU waste storage are in the range 7 to 10 $/kg of heavy metal. 7 references, 13 figures, 16 tables.
Research Organization:
GA Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AT03-81SF11528
OSTI ID:
5496553
Report Number(s):
GA-A-17009; ON: DE84005203
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English