Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

EPR UK
N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123
REV. A PAGE 13 / 257
5.1.1 Current Main Waste Service Providers 35
6 OPERATIONAL WASTE CHARACTERISTICS 37
6.1 Introduction 37
6.2 Waste Characterisation Methodology 37
6.3 Summary of Operational Waste Arisings 37
6.3.1 Ion Exchange Resins 40
6.3.2 Spent Filters 41
6.3.3 Dry Active Waste 42
6.3.4 Tank Sludges 43
6.3.5 Evaporator Concentrates 44
6.3.6 Low Activity Resins 45
6.3.7 Air and Water Filters 46
6.3.8 Oils 47
6.3.9 Metal Maintenance Waste 48
6.4 Storage of Radioactive Waste to Allow Reclassification 49
6.4.1 Decay Storage of UK EPR Spent Water Filters 50
6.4.2 Decay Storage of ILW Dry Active Waste 51
6.4.3 Decay Storage of EPR Spent Ion Exchange Resins 52
7 UTILITY OPERATIONAL WASTE TREATMENT AND CONDITIONING
PROCESSING OPTIONS 53
7.1 The Waste Hierarchy 53
7.2 Best Available Technique 54
7.3 Selected Techniques for the Treatment and Conditioning of Solid Waste
Arisings 55
7.3.1 Liquid Effluent Treatment By Evaporation 58
7.3.2 Liquid Effluent Treatment By Biological Treatment 59
7.3.3 Liquid Effluent Treatment by Cross Flow Filtration 60
7.3.4 Liquid Effluent Treatment By End of Pipe Filtration 61
7.3.5 Liquid Effluent Treatment Using Ion Exchangers 62
7.3.6 Solid Waste Treatment By Segregation 63
7.3.7 Solid Waste Drum Compaction 64
7.3.8 Solid Waste Drying 65
7.3.9 Solid Waste Shredding 66
7.3.10 Solid Waste Decontamination 66
7.3.11 Solid Waste Treatment By Melting 67
7.3.12 Controlled Clearance Of Solid Waste 67
7.3.13 Solid Waste Treatment Through Incineration 68