Disposal of nuclear wastes by transmutation
Conference
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OSTI ID:6489361
A study was made of the feasibility of partition and transmutation (P-T) of actinides, /sup 99/Tc, and /sup 129/I in radioactive wastes. An incremental analysis was performed on a reference fuel cycle and a P-T fuel cycle. Short-term risks from fuel cycle operations and long-term risks from a repository were estimated for cases with and without P-T. Results show that P-T cannot be justified because of the small radiological benefits and substantially increased costs. 1 table. (DLC)
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 6489361
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-810606-48; ON: DE81024909
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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