Nuclear waste management
Conference
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OSTI ID:5940744
Defense high-level waste (HLW) is in interim storage at three sites, the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina, the Hanford Reservation in Washington, and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in Idaho. This presentation covers the disposal of these high-level wastes but does not address the management of low-level or transuranic waste which may be included in, or derived from, the high-level waste inventory. The goal of the Department of Energy's (DOE) program is to utilize or dispose of all new and old HLW routinely, safely, and effectively. ''Reference plans'' for each of the sites describe the approaches for this disposal. Technology will be adapted to the situations at the three sites, but no technological breakthroughs are required. The reference plans can be carried out after the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process has been completed, funds authorized and appropriated, and results of pilot-plant experiments (or operational experience from other sites) are at hand. Major elements of the reference plans for permanent disposal of defense HLW are summarized.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Energy, Office of Defense Waste and Byproducts Management, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5940744
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-830451-
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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