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ONCE-THROUGH CYCLE<br />

SPENT FUEL STORAGE RAILANDTRUCK RAIL SPRAY ISPOSE SOLIDIFIED STORAGE RAI<br />

IN REACTOR BASINS IN AFR BASINS FUEL ASSEMBLIES IN REPOSITORY<br />

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FRADIONUCLIDES D OKr 5 BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION, R<br />

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PACKAGE (WITH SAND) IN CANISTERS STORAGE IN DRY WELLSREPOSITORY<br />

REPROCESSPACKAGE LIQUID WASTE -- CALCINATIONIIN-CAN IN CANISTERS, MELTING) DRUMSCYCL<br />

IN WATER BASIN - IN SEALED CASKS<br />

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NON-COMBUSTI E AND/OR DISASSEMBLY IN SORBENT C YLINDE R FACILITYDISPOSE<br />

HI L VITRIFY IN CANISTERS BY SPRAY SOLIDIFIED HLW STORAGE SOLIDIFIRUMMED HLW STORAGE TRU<br />

WET AND RTICULATE IMMOBILIPACKAGE<br />

IN CANISTERS DRUMS.<br />

FUEL RESIDUE RAIN C ONCRETEREDRH-TRU IR<br />

IHULLS ANDHARDWARE)H S ) IN C ICH-TRU STORAGE OUTDOORS<br />

- COMBUSTIBLE WASTE -» INCINERATE<br />

SFUNCTIONS FUNCTIONS IN DASHED BOXES DEPEND ON REPOSITORY START-UP DATE (ANDOR (AND/OR REPROCESSING START-UP STARTMINP DATE. DATE, IN THAT CYCLE)<br />

CYCLE)<br />

(aEXAMPLE DECOMMISSIONING MODE IS IMMEDIATE DISMANTLEMENT<br />

CH-TRU STORAGE OUTDOORS<br />

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IN REPOSITORY<br />

DECOMMISSIONING MODE IS IMMEDIATE DISMANTLEMENTCASES DISPOSE<br />

E E DECOMMISSIONING<br />

MODE IS -YR PASSIVE SAFE STORAGE BEFORE DISMANTLEMENTRT<br />

WASTES ^IMMOBILIZE IN CEMENT IN DRUMS<br />

(b)EXAMPLE DECOMMISSIONING MODE IS 30-YR PASSIVE SAFE STORAGE BEFORE DISMANTLEMENT<br />

FIGURE 4.1.3. 4.1.3. Example Predisposal <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Operations for the Mined Geologic Disposal Option<br />

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- IN CONCRETE VAULTS;

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