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IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
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Safe storage of radioactive waste
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Contents
• Good practice for storage
• Types of storage package
• Centralised storage facilities
• Centralised storage facilities (continued)
• Siting, shielding, handling, monitoring etc
• Commissioning and operation
• Security and access control
• Decommissioning
• Long-term storage
• Storage examples from various countries
• Summary
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Key references
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2006 2009 2006
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A missing step..
In the absence of known disposal option
• Conflicting processing requirements – safety vs. flexibility
• Storage may be have to be extended in time
• Risk of additional processing and higher cost
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Storage of RW - Definition
Holding of radioactive
waste in a facility –
containment;
For retrieval;
An interim measure.
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Waste Storage
Characterization
• Activity, other necessary characteristics
• Should be done as early as possible
Transport
Storage
• May take place between and within basic waste management steps
• May be extended in time
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Requirement 11: Storage of radioactive
waste
Waste shall be stored in such a
manner that it can be inspected,
monitored, retrieved and preserved
in a condition suitable for its
subsequent management. Due
account shall be taken of the
expected period of storage, and, to
the extent possible, passive safety
features shall be applied. For long
term storage in particular,
measures shall be taken to prevent
degradation of the waste
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Requirement 11: Storage of radioactive
waste (cont)
• Waste shall be stored such manner that it can be inspected, monitored, retrieved
and preserved in a condition suitable for
subsequent management;
• Due account shall be taken of the expected period of storage, and, to the
extent possible, passive safety features
shall be applied;
• For long term storage in particular, measures shall be taken to prevent
degradation of the waste containment.
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Requirement 11: Storage of radioactive
waste (cont)
• Design depends on the type of RW, its characteristics and associated hazards,
radioactive inventory, and anticipated
period of storage;
• Regular monitoring, inspection and maintenance of the waste and of the
storage facility is required to ensure their
continued integrity;
• Adequacy of the storage capacity has to be periodically reviewed (prediction in waste
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Storage of RW - Objectives
To allow for the decay before
discharge, exclusion, clearance,
re-use or recycling;
To collect and accumulate
sufficient conditioned waste prior
to disposal;
To allow for a reduction in the heat
generating capacity of HLRW;
For long term storage when there
is no a suitable disposal facility.
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Storage of RW - Peculiarities
May occur several times during the waste’s lifecycle;
At different locations or facilities;
Periods - from days to years;
Facilities - from a small compartment to a large building.
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Storage of RW - Planning
Duration of
storage period;
Forecasts on
quantities and
types of RW.
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Storage of RW – Good Practices (I)
Segregation at origin;
Radioactive - separated from non-radioactive;
Centralized storage = economy + security;
According to physical, chemical & pathogenic characteristics;
According to expected duration;
Personal and area monitoring;
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Storage of RW – Good Practices (II)
Waste packaging tracking system:
To provide
• identification of waste packages,
• recording of location of packages,
• inventory of stored waste,
Sophistication according to
• the quantity of packages to be stored,
• the duration of storage,
• the level of associated hazard;
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Storage of RW – Good Practices (III)
Sound engineering and
operational practices and
administrative controls:
pre-work assessments & training
mock-ups,
remote handling technologies,
contamination controls,
planning and careful conduct of
activities,
safety envelope.
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Actions before storage
Pre-treatment;
Treatment;
Conditioning –
Immobilization &
Packaging.
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Actions during storage
Waste receipt;
Storage;
Retrieval;
Monitoring;
Inspection of packages and facility;
Maintenance of both the wastes and the facility.
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Actions after storage
Transfer to another facilty;
Clearance;
Re-use or recycling;
Disposal.
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Roles and responsibilities.
Roles of centralised RAW store
May receive a wide variety of waste types from different sources
Design and operation of the facility according with the associated potential hazards (waste type, inventory, non-radiological hazards)
All duties and responsibilities should be well established and documented
An adequate waste packaging track system should be implemented
Safety culture and improvements initiative
COVRA centralised RAW storage facility
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Roles and responsibilities.
Responsibilities of the regulator
Regulator should:
provide guidance to operators on requirements relating to the storage of RAW and the clearance of material
adopt a graded regulatory approach which commensurate with the level of hazard
confirm that the operator is providing the necessary human, technical and financial resources for the lifetime of the storage facility
periodically verify the acceptability of key aspects of the storage operation
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Roles and responsibilities.
Responsibilities of the operator
The responsibilities usually include:
making an application to the regulatory body to site,
construct, operate, modify or decommission a
facility
conducting appropriate EIA and safety assessments
to support the application for a licence
operating the facility in accordance with the licence
conditions and the applicable regulations
developing and applying acceptance criteria for the
RAW storage
providing periodic reports to the regulatory body in
relation to the safety of the facility
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operations, including limits and conditions;
commissioning;
quality management system;
maintenance, inspection, and testing;
training;
modifications in design, construction, commissioning and operation;
Procedures
recording, reporting and investigating of events;
radiation protection and safety performance;
contingency and emergency arrangements;
safeguards, if applicable;
security measures;
control of radioactive discharges;
decommissioning. 22
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Emergency preparedness
Assessment of the potential radiological impacts of incidents and accidents;
Provision to ensure that there is an effective capability for reaction to incidents and accidents: identification of scenarios, establishment of response procedures;
Emergency response procedures should be documented;
Organization of training exercises, if needed.
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Safety documentation – Contents (I)
expected volume and characteristics of the waste and the acceptance criteria;
description of handling and storage activities;
description of the facility and its components, equipment and systems;
site characterization;
the organizational control of the operations;
procedures and operational manuals for activities with significant safety implications;
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Safety documentation – Contents (II)
safety assessment;
monitoring programmes;
the training programme for staff;
the safeguards aspects, where applicable;
the physical protection arrangements;
the emergency preparedness and response plan;
the quality management system;
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Waste characterization
The waste should be characterized and the results documented at appropriate stages of processing and storage;
It is necessary to characterize wastes that are not characterized or are partially characterized;
If it is not possible to characterize some waste exhaustively, precautions should be considered for handling;
Waste characterization, process control, and process monitoring should be applied within a formal management system framework.
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Waste Acceptance Criteria (I)
Waste acceptance criteria should take into account all relevant operational limits and future disposal requirements, if available;
Waste packages arriving at a storage facility should be of acceptable quality;
Sampling or checking of packages – based upon a cost benefit analysis.
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physical, chemical, radiological and biological
characteristics of existing wastes and of those
foreseen to be managed in the facility
types of containers that are planned to be used in the
facility
principles and methods used to identify radioactive
waste or sources which have not been or will not be
possible to characterize
a description of the acceptance criteria for waste
which will be managed in the storage facility
Waste characterization
and acceptance criteria - II.
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WAC should take into account all relevant operational limits and future disposal requirements, if available
Waste packages arriving at a storage facility should be of acceptable quality
Sampling or checking of packages – based upon a cost benefit analysis
Waste characterization
and acceptance criteria - III.
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Waste form and waste package (I)
Untreated waste and
intermediate products should
be stored according to their
characteristics;
Waste form must guarantee
retrievability;
Reduction, as far as
reasonably achievable, of the
hazard potential of waste for
each stage in the storage
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Waste form and waste package (II)
corrosion resulting from interactions waste - container,
metals with pyrophoric behaviour or ability of producing chemical reactions,
porosity of inorganic, non-metallic waste,
alkalinity of the pore water in concrete,
combustibility of organic waste,
dispersibility of powders and ashes,
sedimentation of solids suspended in liquid wastes,
possible expansion of compacted waste,
reaction of different wastes compacted in the same container,
possible generation of gases,
gaseous wastes,
generation of corrosive substances due to radiolysis.
Properties of radioactive waste to be taken into account
in the design of containers and/or storage facilities:
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Waste form and waste package (III)
Containers should ensure waste containment under all conditions of operation for their lifetime;
Containers performance should ensure the protection of workers and the public in the event of incidents and accidents;
Design of storage containers should take into account the storage environment;
Certain types of waste (corrosive, liquids) may require a secondary containment/barrier and accesibility for periodic monitoring;
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Waste form and waste package (IV)
Consideration of the dynamic and static loads resulting from handling and stacking of the containers;
Venting of storage containers should be considered in the safety assessment;
The design should facilitate monitoring for the early detection of any failure of the containment;
For liquid waste with suspended solids able to settle or precipitate on the bottom of the container a mixing device should be provided.
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Storage of RW - design
To guarantee:
•Containment;
• Isolation;
•Retrieval.
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The design should ensure that all the activities could be carried out without undue occupational and public radiation exposure or environmental impact;
Specific waste acceptance criteria for each facility in accordance with its design;
A defence in depth approach should be adopted, as appropriate for the given situation;
Consideration of industrial (non radiological) hazards.
Design of facilities - general
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Design (normal operations) should provide for:
containment of the stored
materials;
prevention of criticality
(when storing fissile
materials);
radiation protection
(shielding and
contamination control);
the removal of heat (if
applicable);
ventilation, as necessary;
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inspection and/or
monitoring of the waste
packages, as necessary;
retrieval of the waste,
whether for processing,
repackaging or disposal;
inspection of waste
packages and facility if
there is uncertainty
about their condition;
decommissioning.
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Design reserve storage capacity
There should be reserve storage capacity available to
accommodate various situations. Such situations
may include abnormal conditions (e.g, the need to
empty a leaking tank) or periods when modifications
or refurbishments are being undertaken
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Factors to be taking into account in the design:
chemical stability against corrosion;
protection against radiation and/or thermal
damage;
resistance to any kinds of impacts.
Interactions between facility systems and
waste
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Siting
Two cases:
The storage facility is associated with
another nuclear installation;
The waste storage facility is built
separately from other licensed nuclear
installations.
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Shielding
It should be provided adequate shielding for
workers and the public;
Prevention of radiation streaming through
penetrations of shielding barriers;
Considering the necessity of neutron
shielding.
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Containment
using materials that can be easily monitored and decontaminated;
access and internal movement control;
adequate pressure balance between rooms;
provision of filters in the exhaust ventilation;
removing gaseous radionuclides if needed;
provision of sumps or catchment areas, measures for leak detection.
Features to be incorporated:
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Waste handling - Equipment
To provide for:
safe operation;
to avoid damage to the packages;
safe handling of defective or damaged packages;
minimise the contamination to the equipment;
avoid spreading of contamination.
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Waste handling
The handling system design should be part of the overall facility safety assessment;
Equipment should have suitable interlocks or physical limitations to prevent dangerous or incompatible operations;
Consideration of remote handling in cases of high radiation dose rates, release of radioactive aerosols or gases and existence of non-radiological hazards;
Remote handling devices should be designed for providing means for safe maintenance and repair, as well as for recovering in case of anomalies.
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Waste retrievability
Retrieval of the waste following storage must be possible and the associated operations should be as straightforward as possible;
Design of tanks for the storage of liquid waste should guarantee the maximal retrievability, using additional devices (mixers, pumps, etc.) if needed.
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Ventilation (I)
The need for a ventilation system should be assessed on a case by case basis;
Area zoning for ventilation within the facility should be considered;
Ventilation systems can also be designed to control the accumulation of hazardous substances and their design should be compatible with explosion safety and fire protection measures;
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Ventilation (II)
Design of ventilation
systems should consider
the potential for drawing in
hazardous gases, airborne
radionuclides or humid air
from external sources;
Consideration in the design
of possible impact of
facility releases in both
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Temperature control
Heat removal systems capable of providing cooling of the waste may be necessary, especially for high level waste;
Heat removal should ensure not to exceed the maximum design temperature;
A reliable heat removal system should be utilized;
Heating may be required in order to prevent freezing and/or precipitation of substances in cold climates.
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It should be ensured that the waste will be kept at a concentration, in a configuration and in conditions that would prevent criticality during waste emplacement, storage and retrieval;
Consideration should be given to the consequences resulting from a change in the configuration of the waste as a consequence of an internal or external event.
Subcriticality
For the storage of waste containing fissile material:
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Monitoring (I)
Monitoring of the radiological conditions in the waste storage facility should be provided;
Portable or mobile dose rate meters should be provided for monitoring individual locations in any contamination controlled areas;
Fixed or portable instruments to detect external contamination on workers should be provided at exits from any controlled areas or when moving from a higher contamination zone to a lower zone;
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Monitoring (II)
Monitoring of chemical conditions and non-radiological parameters should also be included where warranted;
Monitoring instruments with measurement ranges adequate to cover the expected range of observations, periodically tested and calibrated;
Monitoring equipment for detection of leaks should be provided. 50
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Control and Instrumentation
Whenever practicable, process system controls should be independent from protection systems;
Alarms and indications to the operator should be clear and should not cause confusion;
Non readily accessible information on the status of systems important to safety should be made available to the operator by appropriate means.
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Inspection of facility and stored waste
The storage facility should be designed to facilitate inspection of the structures, systems and components of the facility and of the waste and waste packages stored in the facility;
Consideration may be given to including inactive packages or corrosion coupons to monitor conditions and performance.
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Utilities and auxiliary systems
Definition of necessary systems on a case by case basis;
Illumination for normal operation and in case of emergencies;
Appropriate fire protection system;
Adequate internal and external communications for normal operation and in case of emergencies.
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Commissioning
Usually is carried out in several
stages: construction completion and
inspection; equipment testing;
performance demonstration; non-
active commissioning and active
commissioning;
A final commissioning report, which
provide assurance to the operator
and/or the regulatory body that all the
conditions of authorization have been
satisfied should be produced.
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Operation (I)
Supporting activities:
radiation protection;
monitoring and surveillance;
testing,
examination of waste packages, inspection of the components of the facility;
maintenance and repair;
waste package labelling and record keeping.
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Operational activities:
waste receipt,
processing,
emplacement,
storage and retrieval of waste packages;
preparation for disposal.
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Operation (II)
According with written procedures;
Modification of the storage
conditions: planning and/or
procedures, authorizations;
Sound operational procedures: pre-
work assessments and training,
remote handling technologies,
contamination controls, optimization
of occupational exposures.
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Operational limits and conditions (I)
Developed by the operator and subject to approval by the regulatory body;
Facility-specific;
Administrative margins below specified limits as an operational target to help avoid any breach of the operational limits and conditions.
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maximum levels of surface contamination of containers;
requirements for training and qualification and minimum staffing;
cumulative inventory characteristics.
Operational limits and conditions (II)
waste package specification;
requirements for safety systems;
periodic testing of equipment;
maximum radiation dose rates;
Operational limits and conditions should
include:
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Operational procedures
Procedures for management and
operation under normal conditions,
during incidents and under postulated
accident conditions;
Responsibilities should be clearly
defined;
Deviation from operational procedures
should be justified and its safety
implication determined;
Periodic reviews should be
undertaken to take account of
operational experience.
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Radiation protection
Program to ensure that radiation doses to workers and members of the public are below regulatory limits and are kept ALARA under all predictable circumstances;
Additional procedures may be needed for application to non-routine activities;
Radiation dose rate limits should be specified and radiation levels should be adequately monitored.
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Maintenance, testing and inspection (I)
Program for maintenance, testing and inspection of:
waste containment systems;
waste handling systems;
heating/cooling systems;
radiation monitoring systems;
instrument calibration;
ventilation systems;
normal and standby electrical power supply systems;
utilities and auxiliary systems;
the physical protection system;
building structures and radiation shielding.
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Maintenance, Testing and Inspection (II)
Appropriated frequencies;
Not under nor over testing;
Approved and performed by
qualified, trained and
experienced personnel;
Keeping (and periodic
review) of records
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Security and access control
Sufficient to deter or restrict
intrusion into the facility;
Account of safeguards, where
required;
Zoned approach;
Provisions to detect
unauthorized intrusions and
react correspondingly.
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Decommissioning
A decommissioning plan should be prepared prior to decommissioning;
For independent facilities, a specific decommissioning plan should be prepared;
Where the storage is part of a larger nuclear facility, the decommissioning plan can be a part of that for the larger facility.
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Long-term storage (I)
Storage for longer than
several decades;
Based on a
governmental waste
policy or an
unanticipated need;
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Long-term Storage (II)
If the design life of the facility
may be exceeded, the waste
storage strategy should be
re-evaluated;
For storage beyond the
original storage duration,
testing, examination, or
evaluation may be needed to
assess waste package
integrity;
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Long-term Storage (III)
Consideration of changes in the stored waste:
generation of hazardous gases and the build up of overpressure;
generation of combustible or corrosive substances;
acceleration of corrosion of metals;
degradation of the waste form.
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Technical elements for Long -Term storage
More robust, or more actively maintained systems, facilities and controls;
Information should be retained in a readable, understandable and reliable form to future generations;
Special attention to inadvertent or deliberate intrusion into waste storage facilities in the safety assessment.
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Summary (I)
Large Storage Facilities:
• Procedures;
• Emergency Preparedness;
• Safety Documentation;
• Waste Characterization and Acceptance Criteria;
• Waste Form and Waste Package;
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Summary (II)
Design of Facilities:
• Interaction Facility’s Systems – Waste,
• Sitting,
• Shielding,
• Containment,
• Waste Handling,
• Waste Retrievability,
• Ventilation,
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Summary (III)
Design… (cont.)
• Temperature Control,
• Subcriticality,
• Monitoring,
• Control and Instrumentation,
• Inspection of facility and stored waste,
• Reserve Storage Capacity,
• Utilities and Auxiliary Systems;
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Summary (IV)
• Commissioning;
• Operation: Operational Limits and Conditions,
Development of Operational Procedures,
Radiation Protection,
Maintenance, Testing and Inspection,
Security and Access Control;
• Decommissioning;
• Long-term Storage.
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Example of storage facility - Austria
Location: Seibersdorf
Type of storage: Engineered - Warehouse
Category of waste: Cemented LILW
Type of package: 200 L drums
Capacity: 3000 m3
Design life: < 20 years
Operating since: 1982
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Example of storage facility - Belgium
Location: Mol
Type of storage: Engineered – Shelf pilling
Category of waste: LILW, liquid NIW
Type of package: 30 L PE bottles
Capacity: 120 m3
Design life:
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Example of storage facility - Egypt
Location: Inshas
Type of storage: Engineered – Modules
Category of waste: LILW cemented
Type of package: Concrete canisters
Capacity: Variable
Design life: > 30 years
Operating since: 1997
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Example of storage facility - France
Location: La Hague (R7)
Type of storage: Engineered – Heavily shielded concrete vaults
Category of waste: HLW glass
Type of package: 150 L SS canisters
Capacity: 4500 canisters
Design life: < 50 years
Operating since: 1989
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Example of storage facility - Germany
Location: Ahaus
Type of storage: Engineered – Warehouse
Category of waste: Spent fuel
Type of package: CASTOR casks
Capacity: 420 casks
Design life: 50 years
Operating since: 1983
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Covra, Netherlands
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Covra, Netherlands
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Covra, Netherlands
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Brinje, Slovenia
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Chisinau, Moldova
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Types of packages (LILW)
200 L drums
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Types of packages (LILW)*
Type Country Dimensions
(mm)
Volume
(L) Material
Maximal
weight
(kg)
Waste
form
NIROND
53 bottle Belgium Ø310×600 30 PE 50 Liquid
COGEMA
220 drum France Ø583.5×883 190 SS 300 Bitumen
VBA
container Germany Ø1060×1500 1300 Concrete - Solid
BNFL
box UK
1850×1850× 1370
3000 MS,
concrete
lined 10000
Individual
items
*Some examples, taken from IAEA’s TRS 390
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Types of packages (HLW)
CASTOR cask
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Types of packages (HLW)*
Type Country Dimensions
(mm)
Volume
(L) Material
Max.
initial
activity
(GBq)
Max.
initial
dose rate
(Sv/h)
Heat
produc-
tion (W)
Waste
form
Pamela
60
canister
Belgium Ø298.5×1200 60 SS 5.6E5
(β) 140 70 Glass
COGEM
A 1425
drum
France Ø1130×1707 1300 SS 6.3E4
(137Cs) - 115
Cemented
cladding
hulls
BNFL
canister UK Ø420×1300 150 SS 4.5E7 4500 2500 Glass
CASTOR
V/19 Germany Ø2440×5680 7150 DCI 5.3E8
1.3E-3
(γ+n) 39000
LWR
spent
fuel
*Some examples, taken from IAEA’s TRS 390
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