Consideration of techniques for reducing the activity in reprocessing wastes prior to disposal

Magnox cladding waste and plutonium contaminated material (PCM) have been generated from fuel reprocessing operations and from fast reactor fuel fabrication and will continue to be generated into the next century. This paper discusses how a range of techniques has been considered to restrict the amount of activity lost to these waste streams or to remove activity from those wastes which already exist. Technical feasibility, operator and public dose uptake and cost have been used as the main criteria to judge whether any particular method should be implemented