Status report on the disposal of radioactive wastes

Technical Report · Tue Jun 25 04:00:00 EDT 1957

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5767831· OSTI ID:5767831

Culler, Jr., F. L.; McLain, S. ^[1]

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A comprehensive survey of waste disposal techniques, requirements, costs, hazards, and long-range considerations is presented. The nature of high level wastes from reactors and chemical processes, in the form of fission product gases, waste solutions, solid wastes, and particulate solids in gas phase, is described. Growth predictions for nuclear reactor capacity and the associated fission product and transplutonic waste problem are made and discussed on the basis of present knowledge. Biological hazards from accumulated wastes and potential hazards from reactor accidents, ore and feed material processing, chemical reprocessing plants, and handling of fissionable and fertile material after irradiation and decontamination are surveyed. The waste transportation problem is considered from the standpoints of magnitude of the problem, present regulations, costs, and cooling periods. The possibilities for ultimate waste management and/or disposal are reviewed and discussed. The costs of disposal, evaporation, storage tanks, and drum-drying are considered.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5767831
• Report Number(s): CF-57-3-114(Rev.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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