The BNFL solution to radioactive waste management

Conference · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6669190

Bailey, D H.C.; Carter, P B ^[1]

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1. British Nuclear Fuels Ltd., Cheshire (United Kingdom)

The reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel to separate uranium and plutonium has been undertaken in the United Kingdom for 40 years and has entered a new and significant phase with the completion of them British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL) Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant (THORP) at Sellafield in northwest England. In addition to useful uranium and plutonium, reprocessing produces a number of different forms of waste that need to be managed and treated in a safe and efficient manner. This paper discusses how BNFL has designed and constructed waste management plants to condition and store the waste streams from THORP.

• OSTI ID: 6669190
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 66; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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052000* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Management
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BNFL
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES