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CONTENTS (contd)<br />

4.3.2.2 Glass <strong>Waste</strong> Forms . . . . . . . . . 4.27<br />

4.3.2.3 Crystalline <strong>Waste</strong> Forms . . . . . . . . 4.28<br />

4.3.2.4 Composite <strong>Waste</strong> Forms . . . . . 4.30<br />

4.3.2.5 <strong>Waste</strong> Form Characterization . . . . . . . 4.31<br />

4.3.3 TRU <strong>Waste</strong> Treatment in the Reprocessing Cycle . . . . . 4.32<br />

4.3.3.1 Fuel Residue Treatment . . . . . . . . 4.32<br />

4.3.3.2 Failed Equipment and Other Noncombustible<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> Treatment . . . . . . . . . 4.34<br />

4.3.3.3 Combustible and Compactable <strong>Waste</strong> Treatment . . . . 4.36<br />

4.3.3.4 Immobilization <strong>of</strong> Wet <strong>Waste</strong>s and Particulate Solids . . 4.38<br />

4.3.4 Gaseous and Airborne <strong>Waste</strong> Treatment . . . . . . . 4.39<br />

4.3.4.1 Filtration . . . . . . . . . . . 4.40<br />

4.3.4.2 Gaseous Radionuclide Recovery . . . . . . . 4.42<br />

4.3.5 Radionuclide Releases During <strong>Waste</strong> Treatment<br />

and Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43<br />

4.3.6 Treated <strong>Waste</strong> Quantities . . . . . . . . . 4.44<br />

REFERENCES FOR SECTION 4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . 4.47<br />

4.4 WASTE STORAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.51<br />

4.4.1 Spent Fuel Storage . . . . . . . . . . 4.51<br />

4.4.1.1 Water Basin Storage <strong>of</strong> Unpackaged Spent Fuel<br />

(Example Method) . . . . . . . . . 4.52<br />

4.4.1.2 Water Basin Storage <strong>of</strong> Packaged Spent Fuel . . . . 4.52<br />

4.4.1.3 Air-Cooled Vault Storage <strong>of</strong> Packaged Spent Fuel . . . 4.53<br />

4.4.1.4 Dry Well Storage <strong>of</strong> Packaged Spent Fuel . . . . . 4.54<br />

4.4.1.5 Surface Cask Storage <strong>of</strong> Packaged Spent Fuel . . . . 4.54<br />

4.4.2 High-Level <strong>Waste</strong> Storage . . . . . . . . . 4.55<br />

4.4.2.1 Tank Storage <strong>of</strong> Liquid High-Level <strong>Waste</strong> . . . . . 4.55<br />

4.4.2.2 Water Basin Storage <strong>of</strong> Solidified High-Level <strong>Waste</strong><br />

(Example Method) . . . . . . . . . 4.57<br />

4.4.2.3 Sealed Cask Storage <strong>of</strong> Solidified High-Level <strong>Waste</strong> . . . 4.57<br />

4.4.2.4 Other Solidified High-Level <strong>Waste</strong> Storage Concepts . . . 4.58<br />

4.4.3 TRU <strong>Waste</strong> Storage . . . . . . . . . . 4.58

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