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West Valley Demonstration Project

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5963712
Under the West Valley Demonstration Project Act, Public Law 96-368, liquid high-level radioactive waste stored at the Western New York Nuclear Service Center in West Valley, New York, is to be solidified (vitrified) in borosilicate glass and transported to a federal repository for geologic disposal. This waste material resulted from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing operations conducted between 1966 and 1972. Project costs are shared by the US Department of Energy (90 percent) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (10 percent). The site on which the Project is located is owned by New York State. This report is an overview of West Valley's plans and accomplishments.
Research Organization:
West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., West Valley, NY (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-81NE44139
OSTI ID:
5963712
Report Number(s):
WVDP-91AR; ON: DE91011107
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English