An International Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility Exploring a Russian Site as a Prototype: Proceedings of an International Workshop (2005) / Chapter Skim
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Problems in Establishing an International Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Russia -- Creating an Infrastructure for Managing of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Problems in Establishing an International Repository for Spent Nuclear Fuel in Russia -- Creating an Infrastructure for Managing of Spent Nuclear Fuel
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G Kudinov Mining-Chemical Complex, Federal State Unitary Enterprise INTERNATIONAL SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT TODAY At the end of 1998 there were 434 nuclear power reactors in operation worldwide.
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Solonin noted that "the development of the nuclear power industry is being hindered by the lack of clear-cut and broadly understandable solutions with regard to the safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive wastes." Solonin proposed the creation of major international complexes for spent fuel storage and reprocessing and possibly for the manufacturing of new fuel and the recycling of radioactive wastes, with these complexes to be located at Minatom enterprises with the technologies and most importantly the experience required in this regard. I would like to emphasize this initiative and propose that the Mining-Chemical Complex be considered as a candidate for this type of operation.
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PROBLEMS IN ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL STORAGE FACILITY IN RUSSIA 147 Transport of Spent Fuel Wet Repository for Transfer of Spent Fuel from Spent Fuel from VVER-1000 Reactors Nuclear VVER-1000 Reactors Power Plant Removal of Spent VVER-1000 Fuel from VVER-1000 and RBMK-1000 Reactors RBMK-1000 Dry Repository for Spent Fuel from VVER-1000 and RBMK-1000 Reactors Reprocessing of _________________ Finished Product VVER-1000 Spent MOX-fuel Fuel at RT-2 Plant For BN or VVER Reactors; Uranium for Separations Production Vitrification of High- and Mid-Level Wastes Burial in Geological Long-term Storage of Repository at Spent Fuel from Nizhnekansk RBMK-1000 Granitoid Massif Reactors FIGURE 1 Nuclear waste management with a closed nuclear fuel cycle.
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It is essential to extend the operating period of existing casks or manufacture new ones with increased carrying capacity. In order to reduce costs for building new casks and freight containers, a standardized radiation-shielded transport container should be developed for shipping various types of spent fuel, as well as a standardized transport container for carrying casks in various modes of transportation.
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for reprocessing or transferred for longer-term storage at the dry facility. DRY SPENT FUEL STORAGE FACILITY The task of building a dry spent fuel storage facility with a designed capacity of at least 6000 metric tons as the second component of the RT-2 plant was first put forth in the state environmental impact review that modified the design plans for the RT-2 plant (Ministry of Natural Resources Order No.
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At the time when the investment study was undergoing review and revision, the cask site was eliminated, and therefore the project was never started. DRY STORAGE FACILITY OBJECTIVES FOR 2003 The following tasks relating to the dry storage facility are to be accomplished during 2003: · successfully pass expert review of the vault option for the dry facility · carry out preparatory work at the site (work is under way to dismantle the existing structural elements of the buildings of the RT-2 plant)
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The funds required for the construction of the facility for foreign spent fuel or the cask site should be obtained as an advance payment from the prospective suppliers of spent fuel, without the need to use any Russian funds for this purpose. It should be noted that the number of potential clients wishing to send spent fuel for temporary storage and subsequent reprocessing is substantially greater than the number of clients requiring only temporary storage, so one would hope for the spent fuel reprocessing complex to be completed more quickly.
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