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6.137<br />

REACTORS Domestic Civilian<br />

F 'LWR[<br />

WASTE MIXES<br />

WASTE SOURCES<br />

omestic a<br />

T Production, propulsion<br />

-~--I a1U<br />

and resarch<br />

„High-level<br />

FUEL CYCLES<br />

d rc e*<br />

U and Pu recycle (LWR)<br />

.<br />

wasta from Purex process<br />

High-lei wAm, Cm -d N p<br />

Actinides (Am. Cm and Npl<br />

Techntium - TcO2<br />

om defens R * Once-through cycle (LWRI . Iodine- Ba(lO 3 ) 2<br />

SForeign I CANDU * Carbon - CO 2 or CaCO3 x SMa Dissolved spent fuel rods except gases, and cladding<br />

*Pe e<br />

Dissolved spent fule rods except gases, cladding and 999% U<br />

Domestic Defense<br />

* Hanford<br />

* Savannah River<br />

* Idaho (2 types)<br />

WASTE FORMS<br />

* Cemet matrix<br />

STRANSPORTATION<br />

LAUNCH SITE BOOSTER VEHICLE<br />

Super calcine Truck Remote island Heavy lift launch vehicle<br />

SCoated particles Shipbarge Launch platform at sea * Advanced space transport<br />

* Refractory compounds<br />

* Others<br />

* Other<br />

PAYLOAD AND LAUNCH CONFIGURATIONS<br />

S. Single booster launch, reentry and radiation shields removed at orbit |<br />

* Single booster launch, reentry and radiation shields carried to destination Note: Option<br />

a<br />

assificatons<br />

a Tow booster launches, reentry and radiation shields removed at orbit *Current Reference<br />

* Two booster launches, reentry and radiation shields carried to destination *Primary Alternative<br />

a Others to match upper stage and payload options * Secondary Alternative<br />

UPPER STAGES SPACE DISPOSAL<br />

ORBIT TRANSFER VEHICLE KICKSTAGE RESCUE VEHICLE REGIONS/DESTINATIONS<br />

SCryogic liquid propellant I Storable liquid propellant propulsion CryogenicOTV and storable Heliocentric orbit<br />

SSolar electric propulsion (SEP) * Solid propellant propulsion propellant kickstage . Lunar surfac-crater<br />

* Solid propellant propulsion * Solar electric propulsion Solar systen escape<br />

" Other liquid propellant propulsion . One stage storable propellant propulsion<br />

" Nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) Note: For Reference Concept, Kickstage<br />

. Solar sail propulsion (SSP) Solar Orbit Insertion Stage (SOIS)<br />

FIGURE 6.1.22. Major Options for Space Disposal <strong>of</strong> Nuclear <strong>Waste</strong>

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