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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternatives for the Removal and Disposition of Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Flouride Salts.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's""; ""Copyright""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""THE MSRE FACILITY AND CURRENT REMEDIATION PLANS""; ""PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT""; ""SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ON THREE MAJOR ISSUES""; ""MAJOR CONCLUSIONS""; ""MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1â€?Introduction""; ""CURRENT STATUS OF THE MSRE""; ""ROLE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL""; ""SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT""; ""2â€?Radiolysis and Nuclear Reactions""; ""RADIOACTIVE SOURCE TERMS""; ""RADIATION EFFECTS AND GENERAL COMMENTS""
  • ""Radiation-Induced Liberation of Fluorine and Uranium Hexafluoride Gases""""Radiation Decomposition of Solid Uranium Hexafluoride""; ""Long-Term Effects of Leaving Plutonium in the Salt After Uranium Removal""; ""EXCESS OF REDUCING SPECIES IN THE SALT AND HAZARDS OF SIMPLE REMELTING""; ""3â€?Fluoride Salt Chemistry, Partitioning, and System Corrosion""; ""CHEMISTRY RELEVANT TO THE PRESENT STATUS""; ""Chemical Consequences of Radiolysis""; ""PARTITIONING OF URANIUM FROM THE SALT""; ""PLUTONIUM PARTITIONING BY FLUORINATION""; ""NONFLUORINATION OPTION FOR PLUTONIUM SEPARATION""
  • ""SYSTEM CORROSION ISSUES""""Radiation-Induced Corrosion Questions""; ""4â€?Preferred Technical Approach""; ""COMMENTS ON PROCESS STEPS""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF A PREFERRED APPROACH""; ""5â€?Comments on Specific Separation Technologies""; ""FLUORINATION""; ""Direct Fluorination""; ""Hydrofluorination""; ""Alternative Fluorinating Agents""; ""ELECTROREFINING""; ""DISTILLATION OF MOLTEN SALT""; ""AQUEOUS DISSOLUTION AND SEPARATION""; ""Criticality Concerns in Aqueous Processing""; ""Fluoride Removal""; ""Conclusions on Aqueous Processing""; ""STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES""
  • ""6â€?Nuclear Criticality Considerations""""CRITICALITY ISSUES IN PROCESSING""; ""CRITICALITY HAZARD OF REMELTING THE FLUORIDE SALTS IN THE DRAIN TANKS""; ""RATIONALE FOR TECHNICAL INSIGNIFICANCE OF A CRITICALITY EXCURSION""; ""CONCLUDING COMMENTS""; ""7â€?Strategic Alternatives""; ""PERMANENT DISPOSAL IN THE DRAIN TANKS""; ""DISPOSAL OF ALL KEY CONTAMINANTS IN THE FEDERAL REPOSITORY""; ""DISPOSAL OF KEY CONTAMINANTS IN THE SALT RESIDUE IN THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT (WIPP)""; ""DISPOSAL OF KEY CONTAMINANTS IN SALT RESIDUE IN THE FEDERAL REPOSITORY""; ""REUSE OF THE SALT""
  • ""INTERIM STORAGE""""RATIONALE FOR REJECTING THE FIRST SIX ALTERNATIVES""; ""INTERIM VERSUS PERMANENT STORAGE AND DISPOSAL""; ""8â€?Management of MSRE Hazards""; ""CURRENT HAZARDS""; ""HAZARD MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES""; ""CRUCIAL ROLE OF FURTHER ACTIVITIES FOR CONDITION AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT""; ""MAJOR RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING HAZARDS""; ""DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING HAZARDS""; ""9â€?Summary and Responses to Questions in Statement of Task ""; ""TECHNICAL SUMMARY""; ""STRATEGY FOR REMEDIATION""; ""Where Is the Uranium?""; ""How Can a Condition Assessment Affect Remediation Plans?""