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Dorothy Davidson - US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

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Continuous Volume Reduction Over Time<br />

Operational Experience from France<br />

3<br />

2<br />

Universal Canisters<br />

1<br />

0<br />

m 3 /tU<br />

Design<br />

(1980)<br />

operation<br />

in 1995<br />

Current<br />

Operation<br />

Situation<br />

Bitumen<br />

Concrete block:<br />

maintenance<br />

waste<br />

Glass<br />

Cement-solidified<br />

hulls and end-fittings<br />

Compacted hulls, end-fittings<br />

and maintenance waste<br />

Facility operational feedback, combined with ongoing R&D<br />

programs have resulted in a reduction of HLW volume generated by<br />

a factor >5 in operational facilities<br />

NWTRB Meeting – September 23, 2009 – Page 10

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