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Safeguards for radioactive wastes from spent fuel reprocessing at UP3

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:6985101
 [1];  [2]
  1. NUSYS, Paris (France)
  2. COGEMA, Velizy-Villacoublay (France)
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The UP3 800 tonnes U/yr reprocessing plant represents the latest state of the art for reprocessing operations using advanced technology with a high degree of automation. Since its commissioning in 1989, UP3 has been under Euratom safeguards provisions while the spent-fuel unloading and storage facilities are under joint Euratom/International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards. The UP3 has been divided into four material balance areas (MBAs) to enhance the compatibility of safeguards implementation with facility operations for the operator, the safety authorities, and the inspectors. It is clear that early consideration of the design of safeguards systems for a commercial reprocessing plant such as UP3 has proven helpful in identifying possible areas of rationalization of safeguard implementation while maintaining their necessary effectiveness.

OSTI ID:
6985101
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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Related Subjects

050800 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
052001 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing
055001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability-- Technical Aspects
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
COGEMA
COGEMA LA HAGUE
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
EUROPE
FRANCE
FRENCH ORGANIZATIONS
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIAL BALANCE AREA
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR FUELS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
REACTOR MATERIALS
SAFEGUARDS
SPENT FUELS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING