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Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-level Radioactive Waste
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-level Radioactive Waste
The characteristics of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste are described, and options for permanent disposal that have been considered are described. These include:
•disposal in a mined geological formation,
•disposal in a multinational repository, perhaps on an unoccupied island,
•by in situ melting, perhaps in underground nuclear test cavities,
•sub-seabed disposal,
•disposal in deep boreholes,
•disposal by melting through ice sheets or permafrost,
•disposal by sending the wastes into space, and
Used Nuclear Fuel-Storage, Transportation & Disposal Analysis Resource and Data System (UNF-ST&DARDS)
Used Nuclear Fuel-Storage, Transportation & Disposal Analysis Resource and Data System (UNF-ST&DARDS)
Slides - 2014 WM Symposia, March 2-6, 2014, Phoenix, AZ
Criticality Safety Assessment for As-loaded Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks
Criticality Safety Assessment for As-loaded Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Casks
Subcriticality Demonstration Options for Direct Disposal of Dual-purpose Canisters
Subcriticality Demonstration Options for Direct Disposal of Dual-purpose Canisters
CRITICALITY SAFETY ANALYSIS OF AS-LOADED SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL CASKS
CRITICALITY SAFETY ANALYSIS OF AS-LOADED SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL CASKS
UNF-ST&DARDS presentation to WM2015
UNF-ST&DARDS presentation to WM2015
A comprehensive, integrated data and analysis tool—the Used Nuclear Fuel-Storage, Transportation & Disposal Analysis Resource and Data System (UNF-ST&DARDS) —is being developed for the US DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) Nuclear Fuels Storage and Transportation Planning Project (NFST). The overarching goal of UNF-ST&DARDS is to provide a comprehensive controlled source of technical data integrated with key analysis capabilities to characterize inputs to the overall US waste management system from reactor power production through ultimate disposition.