Comparison of cask and dry well concepts for retrievable storage of high-level waste

Conference · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6509029

Morissette, R P; Ganley, J T; Ketchen, D W; Rasmussen, D E

This paper describes and compares two proposed concepts for storing high-level waste on the basis of their technical merits, technical status, research and development requirements, safety and environmental impact, and life cycle costs. This comparison indicates that although metal storage casks have technical advantages over dry wells, they are considerably more expensive and require large commitments of valuable resources.

• Research Organization: GA Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (USA); Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT03-81SF11528
• OSTI ID: 6509029
• Report Number(s): GA-A-16971; CONF-830205-10; ON: DE83006802
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CASKS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTAINERS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
STORAGE
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
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