Published July 18, 1994
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Journal article
First big U.S. reactor dismantled: Project may point the way to a huge market, if sufficient waste disposal sites become available
Description
This article is a review of the Ft. St. Vrain decommissioning efforts. The chain of events leading to actual dismantlement is covered. The projected storage of its fuel at INEL is noted, pending the resolution of legal problems, and the disposal of low-level wastes at Hanford is also noted
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- ENR
- Journal Volume
- 233
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 26-28.
- ISSN
- 0891-9526
- CODEN
- ENRRE5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 27002339
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- FUEL ELEMENTS; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING; STORAGE; VRAIN REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- DECOMMISSIONING; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HTGR TYPE REACTORS; MATERIALS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; WASTES