Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

EPR UK
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Spent resins will be placed into specially designed transportation containers in the nuclear
auxiliary building. The containers will then be transported to the WTB for treatment and
conditioning. Upon arrival in the WTB the spent resin container will be connected to the spent
resin tank and its content is flushed into the tank awaiting conditioning.
Higher dose solid waste parts will be placed into shielded transport containers at the place of
origin. A transportation vehicle will be used to transfer these containers to the appropriate
treatment section (e.g. the decontamination booth).
11.2.4 Active Laundry
If the Active Laundry Facility is located in the WTB a buffer store will be provided for all items of
laundry for example personal protection equipment, over shoes etc. Any items containing
higher than expected levels of activity will be segregated and placed into a designated area for
decay storage. Items will be retrieved from the store and checked for damage prior to industrial
washing and drying. Once washed the items will be monitored and placed into the buffer
storage area pending shipping for re-use. All effluents will be sent to the liquid storage tanks
prior to treatment and processing.
11.2.5 Handling And Shipping Of Final Packages
Following treatment the waste will be placed in an appropriate container for transport or
disposal. Following sealing the containers will be monitored for the presence of external
contamination prior to transfer out of the WTB.
Waste containers awaiting transfer off-site will be placed in buffer stores and transferred into
transportation containers (e.g. IP2 containers) prior to loading onto the transportation vehicle.
Wastes that will require conditioning on site will also be placed in a buffer store prior to
sentencing for conditioning at an appropriate time.
Conditioned packages that will be sent to the interim buffer store, ISF or off-site will be weighted
and monitored to determine the dose rates and contamination levels at the time of shipping. All
data collected will go into the waste tracking system in conjunction with other package specific
data (e.g. content, treatment, conditioning, nuclides).
Waste containers leaving the building will be transferred to a number of locations including:
· Off-site treatment facilities;
· VLLW and LLW disposal facilities;
· ISF.
Prior to shipping the data that has been collected for the waste package will be verified for
completeness and the appropriate transportation, storage and/or disposal documentation
prepared. Waste packages will not be transported until this paperwork has been verified to meet
the required standards. Following thorough verification some materials will be exported as
‘exempt from regulatory control’ from the WTB. These materials will be shipped to another
location, for example for recycling.