Summary Report for Capsule Dry Storage Project

Technical Report · Thu Sep 04 04:00:00 EDT 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/816305· OSTI ID:816305

JOSEPHSON, W S ^[1]

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1. DFSNW

There are 1.936 cesium (Cs) and strontium (Sr) capsules stored in pools at the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF). These capsules will be moved to dry storage on the Hanford Site as an interim measure to reduce risk. The Cs/Sr Capsule Dry Storage Project (CDSP) is conducted under the assumption the capsules will eventually be moved to the repository at Yucca Mountain, and the design criteria include requirements that will facilitate acceptance at the repository. The storage system must also permit retrieval of capsules in the event vitrification of the capsule contents is pursued. A cut away drawing of a typical cesium chloride (CsCI) capsule and the capsule property and geometry information are provided in Figure 1.1. Strontium fluoride (SrF{sub 2}) capsules are similar in design to CsCl capsules. Further details of capsule design, current state, and reference information are given later in this report and its references. Capsule production and life history is covered in WMP-16938, Capsule Characterization Report for Capsule Dry Storage Project, and is briefly summarized in Section 5.2 of this report.

• Research Organization: DFSNW (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 816305
• Report Number(s): WMP-17265, Rev.0; HNF-EDC-03-17861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CESIUM
CESIUM CHLORIDES
DESIGN
DRY STORAGE
ENCAPSULATION
GEOMETRY
PRODUCTION
STORAGE
STRONTIUM
STRONTIUM FLUORIDES
VITRIFICATION
WASTES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN