Published 1989
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Miscellaneous
An overview of radioactive waste management at Sellafield
Description
The main aspects of the UK policy with regard to radioactive waste management are outlined. The categories of waste arising at BNFL's nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria and their main sources are defined. Attention is paid to the existing waste management arrangements at Sellafield as well as the future plans for further reduction of liquid effluent activity and the preparation of retained waste for disposal. (author). 3 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Czechoslovak-British nuclear power seminar
- Imprint Pagination
- 379 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 137-149.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--12717
Conference
- Title
- Czechoslovak-British nuclear power seminar.
- Dates
- 8-9 Nov 1988.
- Place
- Brno (Czechoslovakia).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Country of Input or Organization
- Serbia and Montenegro
- INIS RN
- 21088155
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SELLAFIELD REPROCESSING PLANT; WASTE FORMS
- Descriptors DEC
- FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES