Treatment of wastes from BNFL's THORP reprocessing plant

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6962735

Jeapes, A P ^[1]

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1. BNFL Sellafield Works, Cumbria (United Kingdom)

Reprocessing of light water reactor (LWR) fuels by the PUREX process is a well-established technology for recovery of uranium and plutonium for subsequent recycle. While the chemistry and engineering of the PUREX system have been refined to a considerable degree, treatment of the wastes arising from reprocessing present an equally demanding challenge. British Nuclear Fuels experience from the design of its thermal oxide reprocessing plant (THORP) at Sellafield is that treatment, on an industrial scale, of the varied waste streams needs careful coordination to ensure that waste treatment costs are controlled.

• OSTI ID: 6962735
• Report Number(s): CONF-931160--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 69; ISSN 0003-018X; ISSN TANSAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

050800* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
052001 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BNFL
CHEMISTRY
ENERGY SOURCES
FUEL CYCLE
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR FUELS
PROCESSING
PUREX PROCESS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
REACTOR MATERIALS
REPROCESSING
SELLAFIELD REPROCESSING PLANT
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPENT FUELS
UNITED KINGDOM ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING