Technical framework to facilitate foreign spent fuel storage and geologic disposal in Russia
The option of storage and eventual geologic disposal in Russia of spent fuel of US origin used in Taiwan provides a unique opportunity that can benefit many parties. Taiwan has a near term need for a spent fuel storage and geologic disposal solution, available financial resources, but limited prospect for a timely domestic solution. Russia has significant spent fuel storage and transportation management experience, candidate storage and repository sites, but limited financial resources available for their development. The US has interest in Taiwan energy security, national security and nonproliferation interests in Russian spent fuel storage and disposal and interest in the US origin fuel. While it is understood that such a project includes complex policy and international political issues as well as technical issues, the goal of this paper is to begin the discussion by presenting a technical path forward to establish the feasibility of this concept for Russia.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Defense Programs (DP) (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 756800
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-137265; YN0100000; YN0100000; TRN: US0003657
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM2K Conference, HLW, LLW, Mixed Wastes and Environmental Restoration - Working Towards a Cleaner Environment, Tucson, AZ (US), 02/27/2000--03/02/2000; Other Information: PBD: 31 Jan 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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