Section A5 Drywell/Berm concept for the storage of HLRW canisters: Survey and assessment of radioactive waste management facilities in the United States: Addendum

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6833959

The Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) being constructed at the DOE Savannah River Plant is designed to produce approximately 460 canisters of vitrified high-level radioactive waste per year. Because a geologic repository for the disposal of the waste is not expected to be available before 1998, on-site facilities are required for the storage of waste canisters produced during a 10-year period. The concept selected for the onsite storage is an air-cooled vault (glass waste storage building). One of the alternative storage methods considered was the use of drywells constructed in an earthen berm. The following is a summary of the evaluation of the drywell/berm storage concept that was part of a study prepared in connection with work done under a Subcontract to Contract No. AC09-76SR00001 with the US Department of Energy. 8 figs.

• Research Organization: Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6833959
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-86-122; ON: DE88014303
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CASKS
CONTAINERS
DATA
DIAGRAMS
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
EQUIPMENT
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HOT CELLS
INFORMATION
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUMERICAL DATA
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
STORAGE
SURVEYS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES