Published 1992 | Version v1
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Radwaste system requirements for advanced light water reactors

Creators

  • 1. Grove Engineering, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)

Description

The Utility/EPRI Advanced Light Water Reactor Program has developed design requirements for nuclear power plants which take advantage of the experience gained over the past 30 years of development and operation. Among the systems/facilities addressed are radioactive waste processing and conditioning. These include gas, liquid and solid waste systems. Highlights of the approach and philosophy are: (1) fuel performance with a very low failure rate, (2) minimization of materials containing cobalt, (3) reduction in the number of components which reduces maintenance and thereby reducing waste generation, (4) gaseous waste holdup by charcoal absorbers, (5) liquid waste processing by filtration and ion exchange, (6) solid waste approach that decouples plant fixed equipment from disposal requirements, and (7) avoidance/minimization of mixed waste. Reliance is placed on mobile systems to condition solid waste for disposal because of the variation and uncertainty in waste disposal regulations, both regional and international

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Chemical Society.
Imprint Place
Washington, DC (United States)
Imprint Title
204th American Chemical Society national meeting
Imprint Pagination
1648 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 22-23, Paper NUCL 71.

Conference

Title
204. American Chemical Society (ACS) national meeting.
Dates
23-28 Aug 1992.
Place
Washington, DC (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
26002379
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COBALT ALLOYS; MINIMIZATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; SOLID WASTES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OPTIMIZATION; POWER PLANTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-920815--.