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4 DISPOSAL OF ELECTROMETALLURGICAL EFFLUENT STREAMS
Pages 35-38

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... It Is Cult to assess the adequacy of planned studies to confirm the performance of these waste forms under simulated repository conditions; a waste forms test plan is apparently in the final stages of preparation at ANE but was not available for review prior to completion of this report. As noted in Chapter 2, ANE's proposed electrometallurgical separation process would produce four output streams, each of which is a potential waste stream: A uranium ingot' which the cathode processor produces by removing entrained electrolyte (i.e., LiCl/KCI)
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From page 36...
... Importance of He Bedrock for Safety," Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co., Stockholm, Sweden; YJT, 1992, "Final Disposal of Spent Fuel in He Finnish Bedrock: Technical Plans and SafeW Assessments," YJT-92-31E, Nuclear Waste Commission of Finnish Power Companies (YJT) , Helsinki, Finland.
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From page 37...
... Similarly, alpha-recoil effects Tom decay of actinides could lead to deleterious "aging" effects on the long-term performance of the zeolite waste fonn. CLADDING-METAL WASTE FORM A waste fraction intended for direct geologic disposal would be produced from either Zircaloy or stainless steel cladding of the spent fuel.
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... The release rate for the cIadding-metal waste form is a function of the matrix dissolution rate, Me matrix surface area, and the mass fraction of nuclide within We metallic matrix. Standard techniques and test protocols for the measurement of matrix dissolution rates for nuclear waste forms are well established.
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