Research Needs for High-Level Waste Stored in Tanks and Bins at U.S. Department of Energy Sites
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Research Needs for High-Level Waste Stored in Tanks and Bins at U.S. Department of Energy Sites

Environmental Management Science Program

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Research Needs for High-Level Waste Stored in Tanks and Bins at U.S. Department of Energy Sites

Environmental Management Science Program

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About this book

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has approximately 400 million liters (100 million gallons) of liquid high-level waste (HLW) stored in underground tanks and approximately 4, 000 cubic meters of solid HLW stored in bins. The current DOE estimate of the cost of converting these liquid and solid wastes into stable forms for shipment to a geological repository exceeds $50 billion to be spent over several decades (DOE, 2000). The Committee on Long-Term Research Needs for Radioactive High-Level Waste at Department of Energy Sites was appointed by the National Research Council (NRC) to advise the Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) on a long-term research agenda addressing the above problems related to HLW stored in tanks and bins at DOE sites.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2001
eBook ISBN
9780309170451
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE ON LONG-TERM RESEARCH NEEDS FOR HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SITES
  4. List of Report Reviewers
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. Executive Summary
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Overview of HLW Challenges at DOE Sites
  10. 3 Characterization
  11. 4 Retrieval and Pretreatment
  12. 5 Immobilization
  13. 6 Tank Closure and Other Long-Term Issues
  14. 7 EMSP Research Portfolio: Technological Risk and Desired Attributes
  15. 8 Summary
  16. References
  17. Appendixes