Download or read book RADWASTE SOLUTIONS MISSION ACCOMPLISHED AT HANFORD SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SNF REMOVAL CONCLUDES IN HUGE VICTORY written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Removing the largest collection of radioactive materials bordering the Columbia River at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hanford Site in southeast Washington state was successfully completed on a glorious autumn morning in 2004. The Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Project, managed for DOE by prime contractor Fluor Hanford, removed more than 2,300 tons (2,100 metric tons [MT]) of irradiated uranium fuel--just over 4.65-million pounds--from a historic reactor area along the river's shore, called the ''Hanford Reach.'' The Project also dried the fuel and placed all of it in safe, dry, interim storage in central Hanford, nine miles from the Columbia and hundreds of feet above the groundwater table, effectively neutralizing the risks formerly posed by the decaying fuel. Removing the nearly 105,000 irradiated, solid metal uranium fuel assemblies--stored for decades underwater in the aging K Basins--marked a cornerstone event in Hanford's long farewell to arms. It was the third major triumph in a ''trifecta'' year at the old site, during which a Fluor Hanford-managed project completed stabilizing and safely packaging nearly 20 tons of plutonium-bearing materials, and another project finished pumping all liquids out of degrading, underground waste tanks. All three successful projects give traction to the vision and promise of DOE's Richland Operations Office (RL), to move wastes and special nuclear material away from the river and into Hanford's Central plateau.
Download or read book High level Radioactive Waste Disposal at Hanford Reservation written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on General Oversight, Northwest Power, and Forest Management and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book UPDATE ON SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SNF RETRIEVAL AT THE DOE HANFORD SITE WAS HNF 7785 written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early December 2000, the Spent Nuclear Fuel Project on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation successfully shipped the first of 2100 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel to a new dry storage facility. The objective of the project is to remove the threat of contamination to the Columbia River, of which the Hanford Reach is the last free flowing stretch. The project uses remote systems in the Hanford Site's K Basins to reduce exposure to operators performing the decapping, washing, sorting, and repackaging of the fuel. This paper discusses the equipment involved in the fuel retrieval process. The design requirements were based on minimal development and deployment while minimizing radiological exposure to personnel during the fuel retrieval campaign. Minimal development limited the risks for schedule and cost, and minimal deployment minimized disruption of the facility's ongoing operations. The result is a mixture of manual past practices, remote control, and computer control. The fuel retrieval process removes lids from the fuel canister, washes the fuel assemblies, sorts the assemblies into loadable fuel and scrap, and puts the loadable fuel into the fuel basket. The baskets are loaded with 48 to 54 fuel assemblies and placed into the multicanister overpack 5 or six deep, depending on the fuel type. The multicanister overpack is sent to the cold vacuum drying facility to remove moisture then sent to the canister storage building for long term dry storage. The fuel retrieval process is intended to remove visible sludge and corrosion products from the spent nuclear fuel assemblies. Inadequately cleaned fuel assemblies can lengthen the drying process and corrosion products pose a pressure buildup problem within the multicanister overpack. After installation, the selected systems were put through four phases of testing. The first phase tested individual systems. Phase 2 testing involved proficiency tests using canisters with simulated fuel elements. Once the process was being satisfactorily performed, DOE gave approval to start the third phase of testing, which started October 18, 2000. This phase used the spent nuclear fuel for operational testing. Test results from this phase were used to determine if initiating Phase 4 testing was warranted. Phase 4 testing was for process validation to demonstrate the systems' ability to process all ages of fuel to meet requirements for the drying process and dry storage. The project is expected to finish the fourth phase of testing in February 2001 and then proceed into production mode. Removal of all fuel from the K West basin is scheduled for completion in December of 2002. K East basin cleanup is scheduled to start during that same time and be completed two years later.
Download or read book Nuclear Waste Doe s Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Project Cost Schedule and Management Issues written by United States Accounting Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RCED-99-267 Nuclear Waste: DOE's Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Project--Cost, Schedule, and Management Issues
Download or read book Management of Hanford Site Non defense Production Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel Hanford Site Richland Washington written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Department of Energy (DOE) needs to provide radiologically, and industrially safe and cost-effective management of the non-defense production reactor spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at the Hanford Site. The proposed action would place the Hanford Site's non-defense production reactor SNF in a radiologically- and industrially-safe, and passive storage condition pending final disposition. The proposed action would also reduce operational costs associated with storage of the non-defense production reactor SNF through consolidation of the SNF and through use of passive rather than active storage systems. Environmental, safety and health vulnerabilities associated with existing non-defense production reactor SNF storage facilities have been identified. DOE has determined that additional activities are required to consolidate non-defense production reactor SNF management activities at the Hanford Site, including cost-effective and safe interim storage, prior to final disposition, to enable deactivation of facilities where the SNF is now stored. Cost-effectiveness would be realized: through reduced operational costs associated with passive rather than active storage systems; removal of SNF from areas undergoing deactivation as part of the Hanford Site remediation effort; and eliminating the need to duplicate future transloading facilities at the 200 and 400 Areas. Radiologically- and industrially-safe storage would be enhanced through: (1) removal from aging facilities requiring substantial upgrades to continue safe storage; (2) utilization of passive rather than active storage systems for SNF; and (3) removal of SNF from some storage containers which have a limited remaining design life. No substantial increase in Hanford Site environmental impacts would be expected from the proposed action. Environmental impacts from postulated accident scenarios also were evaluated, and indicated that the risks associated with the proposed action would be small.
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Download or read book Progress on the Hanford K Basins Spent Nuclear Fuel Project written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper highlights progress made during the last year toward removing the Department of Energy's (DOE) approximately, 2,100 metric tons of metallic spent nuclear fuel from the two outdated K Basins at the Hanford Site and placing it in safe, economical interim dry storage. In the past year, the Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Project has engaged in an evolutionary process involving the customer, regulatory bodies, and the public that has resulted in a quicker, cheaper, and safer strategy for accomplishing that goal. Development and implementation of the Integrated Process Strategy for K Basins Fuel is as much a case study of modern project and business management within the regulatory system as it is a technical achievement. A year ago, the SNF Project developed the K Basins Path Forward that, beginning in December 1998, would move the spent nuclear fuel currently stored in the K Basins to a new Staging and Storage Facility by December 2000. The second stage of this $960 million two-stage plan would complete the project by conditioning the metallic fuel and placing it in interim dry storage by 2006. In accepting this plan, the DOE established goals that the fuel removal schedule be accelerated by a year, that fuel conditioning be closely coupled with fuel removal, and that the cost be reduced by at least $300 million. The SNF Project conducted coordinated engineering and technology studies over a three-month period that established the technical framework needed to design and construct facilities, and implement processes compatible with these goals. The result was the Integrated Process Strategy for K Basins Fuel. This strategy accomplishes the goals set forth by the DOE by beginning fuel removal a year earlier in December 1997, completing it by December 1999, beginning conditioning within six months of starting fuel removal, and accomplishes it for $340 million less than the previous Path Forward plan.
Download or read book Passive Nondestructive Assay of Nuclear Materials written by Doug Reilly and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Closing the Circle on the Splitting of the Atom written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes environmental, safety, and health problems throughout the nuclear weapons complex and what the U.S. Dept. of Energy is doing to address them. Covers: building nuclear warheads: the process; wastes and other byproducts of the cold war (spent nuclear fuel, plutonium residues, radioactive waste, transuranic waste, hazardous waste, etc.); contamination and cleanup; an international perspective; transition to new missions; and looking to the future. Over 100 b/w photos. Extensive glossary and bibliography.
Download or read book The First Reactor written by United States. Energy Research and Development Administration and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Future of Nuclear Fuel Cycle written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this analysis we have presented a method that provides insight into future fuel cycle alternatives by clarifying the complexity of choosing an appropriate fuel cycle in the context of the distribution of burdens and benefits between generations. The current nuclear power deployment practices, together with three future fuel cycles were assessed."--Page 227.
Download or read book Status and Trends in Spent Fuel Reprocessing written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of spent fuel arising from nuclear power production is a crucial issue for the sustainable development of nuclear energy. The IAEA has issued several publications in the past that provide technical information on the global status and trends in spent fuel reprocessing and associated topics, and one reason for this present publication is to provide an update of this information which has mostly focused on the conventional technology applied in the industry. However, the scope of this publication has been significantly expanded in an attempt to make it more comprehensive and by including a section on emerging technologies applicable to future innovative nuclear systems, as are being addressed in such international initiatives as INPRO, Gen IV and MICANET. In an effort to be informative, this publication attempts to provide a state-of-the-art review of these technologies, and to identify major issues associated with reprocessing as an option for spent fuel management. It does not, however, provide any detailed information on some of the related issues such as safety or safeguards, which are addressed in other relevant publications.
Download or read book The Technological and Economic Future of Nuclear Power written by Reinhard Haas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book discusses the eroding economics of nuclear power for electricity generation as well as technical, legal, and political acceptance issues. The use of nuclear power for electricity generation is still a heavily disputed issue. Aside from technical risks, safety issues, and the unsolved problem of nuclear waste disposal, the economic performance is currently a major barrier. In recent years, the costs have skyrocketed especially in the European countries and North America. At the same time, the costs of alternatives such as photovoltaics and wind power have significantly decreased. Contents History and Current Status of the World Nuclear Industry The Dramatic Decrease of the Economics of Nuclear Power Nuclear Policy in the EU The Legacy of Csernobyl and Fukushima Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants Alternatives: Heading Towards Sustainable Electricity Systems Target Groups Researchers and students in the fields of political, economic and technical sciences Energy (policy) experts, nuclear energy experts and practitioners, economists, engineers, consultants, civil society organizations The Editors Prof. Dr. Reinhard Haas is University Professor of energy economics at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electric Drives at Technische Universität Wien, Austria. PD Dr. Lutz Mez is Associate Professor at the Department for Political and Social Sciences of Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. PD Dr. Amela Ajanovic is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Energy Systems and Electrical Drives at Technische Universität Wien, Austria.--
Download or read book Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete text of the printed volume.
Download or read book The Safety of Nuclear Power Reactors light Water cooled and Related Facilities written by U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Decommissioning of Pools in Nuclear Facilities written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by IAEA Nuclear Energy. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pools or ponds are usually an integrated part of a more complex nuclear facility, but in some particular cases pools may be considered as a separate nuclear facility with a specific license. A number of nuclear installations utilize pools for the cooling of spent fuel, or the shielding of research reactor cores or irradiator sources. Over a service lifetime that can span decades, nuclear pools may become contaminated as a result of the deposition of radioactive substances. Relevant aspects of pool decommissioning covered in this publication include project planning and management, health and safety, and the management of resulting waste.
