Decommissioning a nuclear reactor. [Water Boiler Reactor Project] [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1991.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: (24 pages) : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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The process of decommissioning a facility such as a nuclear reactor or reprocessing plant presents many waste management options and concerns. Waste minimization is a primary consideration, along with protecting a personnel and the environment. Waste management is complicated in that both radioactive and chemical hazardous wastes must be dealt with. This paper presents the general decommissioning approach of a recent project at Los Alamos. Included are the following technical objectives: site characterization work that provided a thorough physical, chemical, and radiological assessment of the contamination at the site; demonstration of the safe and cost-effective dismantlement of a highly contaminated and activated nuclear-fuelded reactor; and techniques used in minimizing radioactive and hazardous waste. 12 figs.

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E 1.99:la-ur-91-2874
E 1.99: conf-910981--18
conf-910981--18
la-ur-91-2874

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1991.
"la-ur-91-2874"
" conf-910981--18"
"DE92000311"
Environmental remediation '91 conference, Pasco, WA (United States), 8-11 Sep 1991.
Montoya, G.M.

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W-7405-ENG-36

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