Monitored retrievable storage of nuclear waste in the United States

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Proc. Am. Power Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6706235

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

This paper describes the monitored retrievable storage (MRS) system, its potential role in the national nuclear waste management system, several storage concepts proposed for MRS facilities, and the impact of various fuel cycle scenarios on the MRS facility. The US DOE has been formally studying MRS since early 1981. The MRS of solidified high-level radioactive waste (HLW) and spent nuclear fuel are being developed as part of the US nuclear waste management program. Topics considered include MRS design concepts (dry well storage concepts, cask storage concepts, vault storage concepts), MRS and fuel cycle scenarios, and MRS siting considerations. It is concluded that MRS provides flexibility in the national nuclear waste management system by accommodating delays in the startup of the final repository or store spent fuel until questions regarding reprocessing are resolved.

• Research Organization: GA Technologies Inc., San Diego, CA
• OSTI ID: 6706235
• Report Number(s): CONF-830446-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc. Am. Power Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 45
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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