Safety concerning the partial alteration of the fuel reprocessing facility in Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation

A report of the Committee on Examination of Nuclear Fuel Safety was presented to the Atomic Energy Commission of Japan, which is concerned with the safety in the partial alteration of the fuel reprocessing facility in the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation. Its safety was confirmed. The alteration is as follows. In order to raise the storage capacity of low-level radioactive solid wastes, the second storage is installed. The building for low-level solid waste storage is a ferro-concrete structure, total floor space is 1,260 m2, two-storied with one basement floor. The basement floor is for storage, the first floor for receiving, storage, etc., and the second floor for storage and machinery room. The capacity of the second storage is for about 9,500 200 l drums (equivalent to about four years waste discharge). The contents of the safety examination are safety of facilities such as aseismatic property and radiation protection, and effects on the surrounding environment. (Mori, K