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Characteristics of potential repository wastes
| Content Provider | United States Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV) |
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| Author | Notz, K. J. |
| Organization | Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA) |
| Abstract | The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is responsible for the spent fuels and other wastes that will be disposed of in a geologic repository. The two major sources of these materials are commercial light-water reactor (LWR) spent fuel and immobilized high-level waste (HLW). Other wastes that may require long-term isolation include non-LWR spent fuels and miscellaneous sources such as activated metals. Detailed characterizations are required for all of these potential repository wastes. These characterizations include physical, chemical, and radiological properties. The latter must take into account decay as a function of time. This information has been extracted from primary data sources, evaluated, and assembled in a Characteristics Data Base which provides data in four formats: hard copy standard reports, menu-driven personal computer (PC) data bases, program-level PC data bases, and mainframe computer files. The Characteristics Data Base provides a standard set of self-consistent data to the various areas of responsibility including systems integration and waste stream analysis, storage, transportation, and geologic disposal. The data will be used for design studies, evaluation of alternatives, and system optimization by OCRWM and supporting contractors. 7 refs., 5 figs., 7 tabs. |
| Sponsorship | DOE/RW |
| Related Links | https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7025109 |
| Page Count | 21 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS DATA BASE MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION HIGHLEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN LOWLEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES GROUND DISPOSAL SPENT FUELS BWR TYPE REACTORS CHEMICAL PROPERTIES COMPILED DATA HANFORD RESERVATION HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HTGR TYPE REACTORS IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY PHYSICAL PROPERTIES PWR TYPE REACTORS RADIATION CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT SPENT FUEL CASKS WASTES CASKS CHEMISTRY CONTAINERS DATA ENERGY SOURCES FUELS GAS COOLED REACTORS GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MATERIALS NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS NUCLEAR FUELS NUMERICAL DATA RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS RADIOACTIVE WASTES REACTOR MATERIALS REACTORS US AEC US DOE US ERDA US ORGANIZATIONS WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER COOLED REACTORS WATER MODERATED REACTORS Nuclear Fuels Waste Disposal & Storage LightWater Moderated Power Reactors Nonbreeding Boiling Water Cooled Nonboiling Water Cooled Graphite Moderated Nuclear Reactor Technology Environmental Aspects- Radioactive Effluents Nuclear Reactor Technology Research Test & Experimental Reactors |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
