Title: Engineering study: Fast Flux Test Facility fuel reprocessing

Abstract

Several alternatives were studied for reprocessing FFTF fuels at Hanford. Alternative I would be to decontaminate and trim the fuel at T Plant and electrolytically dissolve the fuel at Purex. Alternative II would be to decontaminate and shear leach the fuels in a new facility near Purex. Alternative III would be to decontaminate and store fuel elements indefinitely at T Plant for subsequent offsite shipment. Alternative I, 8 to 10 M$ and 13 quarter-years; for Alternative II, 24 to 28 M$ and 20 quarter-years; for Alternative III, 3 to 4 M$ and 8 quarter-years. Unless there is considerable slippage in the FFTF shipping schedule, it would not be possible to build a new facility as described in Alternative II in time without building temporary storage facilities at T Plant, as described in Alternative III. (auth)

Authors:

Beary, M.M.; Raab, G.J.; Reynolds, W.R. Jr.; Yoder, R.A.

Publication Date:

Mon Jan 07 00:00:00 EDT 1974

Research Org.:

Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, Wash. (USA)

OSTI Identifier:

7325603

Report Number(s):

ARH-2962
TRN: 77-004212

DOE Contract Number:

E(45-1)-2130

Resource Type:

Technical Report

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; SPENT FUELS; REPROCESSING; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FFTF REACTOR; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FUELS; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; TEST REACTORS; 050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing