Interim on-site storage of low-level waste

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7009157

Cline, J E ^[1]

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1. Cline (J.E.) and Associates, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)

The Low Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 defined the time table for states to provide for the disposal of low level radioactive waste (LLW). Beginning in 1993, sited states can exclude access to waste generated outside of their region. In this situation, it is likely that interim on-site storage of LLW will be employed until permanent disposal is available. The term interim storage'' means processing and/or packaging the waste for efficient and safe storage until permanent disposal is available. Safety, regulatory and technical issues make this task far more complex. The purpose of this report is to identify a comprehensive set of issues which must be addressed for interim storage. These issues wig be available in a single reference set for individual utility or plant assessment and application. A methodology for selection of containers is presented.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Cline (J.E.) and Associates, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7009157
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR-100298-Vol.4-Pt.1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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