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4.5<br />

TABLE 4.1.2. Predisposal Operations and Alternatives for Reprocessing-Cycle High-Level<br />

Liquid <strong>Waste</strong>s<br />

Shipments to<br />

Disposal Interim(a) Interim Shipment<br />

Option <strong>Waste</strong> Treatment Storage Storage to Disposal<br />

Mined geologic Convert to stable solid Rail(b) or Water basins Rail(b) or<br />

such as a calcine, a truck and/or air- truck<br />

glass,(b) a synthetic cooled sealed<br />

mineral, a metal matrix, casksVb)<br />

etc.<br />

Very deep holes Same as above Same as above Same as above Same as above<br />

Rock melting Not required Not required Double-walled Onsite<br />

tanks disposal<br />

Island Same as mined geologic Same as mined Same as mined Rail and<br />

geologic geologic ocean ship<br />

Subseabed Same as mined geologic Same as mined Same as mined Rail and<br />

geologic geologic ocean ship<br />

Ice sheet Same as mined geologic Same as mined Same as mined Rail and<br />

geologic geologic ocean ship<br />

Well injection Not required Not required Double walled Onsite<br />

tanks disposal<br />

Transmutation Partition, fabricate Not required Double walled Truck or rail<br />

targets, irradiate tanks to and from<br />

and reprocess targets<br />

irradiation<br />

Injection Convert to a "cermet" Same as mined Similar to Rail or truck<br />

into space matrix in capsules geologic mined to launch site;<br />

geologic launch to orbit<br />

see Section 6.1.8<br />

(a) A 5-year storage period in water basin facilities at the reprocessing plant is assumed<br />

before shipment to other interim storage.<br />

(b) The example method <strong>of</strong> this Statement.

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