Long-term environmental impact of underground disposal of P&T waste

Geert Volckaert; Dirk Mallants; Bush R.; L. Lambers

Long-term environmental impact of underground disposal of P&T waste

Geert Volckaert, Dirk Mallants, Bush R., L. Lambers

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Abstract

The long-term radiological impact of underground disposal of vitrified HL W (high-level waste) resulting from different P&T strategies has been evaluated. The considered P&T strategies include recycling of Pu and Np in homogeneous mode and Am in heterogeneous mode in CAPRA reactors or EFRs (European Fast Reactor). The safety assessment has been performed for three different types of host rocks, i.e. hard rock, salt and clay. For comparison assessments have also been made for the direct disposal of irradiated classical PWR UOX and UOX and MOX fuel, and of CAPRA and of EFR fuels. The key radionuclides have been identified and the capabilities for their partitioning and transmutation have been assessed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th international information exchange meeting on actinide and fission product partioning and transmutation
Publisher	OECD NEA - Nuclear Energy Agency
Chapter	Session VI
Pages	461-471
Number of pages	10
State	Published - 25 Nov 1998
Event	2018 - 5th international information exchange meeting on actinide and fission product partitioning and transmutation - Mol Duration: 25 Nov 1998 → 27 Nov 1998

Conference

Conference	2018 - 5th international information exchange meeting on actinide and fission product partitioning and transmutation
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Mol
Period	1998-11-25 → 1998-11-27

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Volckaert, G, Mallants, D, R., B & Lambers, L 1998, Long-term environmental impact of underground disposal of P&T waste. in Proceedings of the 5th international information exchange meeting on actinide and fission product partioning and transmutation. OECD NEA - Nuclear Energy Agency, pp. 461-471, 2018 - 5th international information exchange meeting on actinide and fission product partitioning and transmutation, Mol, Belgium, 1998-11-25. <http://www.oecd-nea.org/trw/docs/mol98/session6/SESSIONVI.pdf>

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