Retrieval of Intermediate Level Waste at Trawsfyndd Nuclear Power Station
In 1996 RWE NUKEM Limited were awarded two contracts by BNFL Magnox Generation as part of the decommissioning programme for the Trawsfynydd power station. From the normal operations of the two Magnox reactors, intermediate level waste (ILW) had accumulated on site, this was Miscellaneous Activated Components (MAC) and Fuel Element Debris (FED). The objective of these projects is retrieval of the waste from storage vaults, monitoring, packaging and immobilization in a form suitable for on site storage in the medium term and eventual disposal to a waste repository. The projects involve the design, supply, commissioning and operation of equipment to retrieve, pack and immobilize the waste, this includes recovery from vaults in both reactor and pond locations and final decommissioning and removal of plant from site after completion of waste recovery.
- Research Organization:
- RWE NUKEM Limited 424 Harwell, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QJ (GB)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Sponsor not identified (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 828285
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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