Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

EPR UK
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2 SCOPE OF THIS SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE STRATEGY
This report presents possible solid radioactive waste strategies for the UK EPR programme.
The SRWS identifies and describes the solid radioactive waste and spent fuel characteristics
arising from the operating and decommissioning cycles or lifecycle of the UK EPR with respect
to the current UK regulatory requirements. The operating cycle of the UK EPR is 60 years.
It sets out management arrangements for processing and interim storage of the waste and
spent fuel prior to ultimate disposal in accordance with UK regulatory requirements and the
Government’s DWMP base case.
For each waste stream generated by the UK EPR this strategy describes the “cradle to grave”
waste route demonstrating the following:
· No new or orphan wastes are generated by the EPR;
· All waste streams are classified according to the current UK classification;
· Waste is avoided or segregated at source;
· Waste is minimised;
· Waste is processed using proven and internationally recognised technologies and
placed in standard packages for safe handling;
· ILW from operations and decommissioning and spent fuel is maintained in safe and
secure state until disposal;
· Lifetime records are managed throughout the lifecycle.
This strategy examines the processes and describes the facilities to process the wastes and
provide interim storage of ILW and spent fuel. The main facilities and processes are listed
below:
A Waste Treatment Building to:
· House processing and packaging systems for all operational waste streams produced by
the reactor;
· Enable processes which are installed to be removed and replaced in the future for more
modern techniques;
· Provide adequate buffer storage for all waste streams prior to processing and disposal;
· Provide adequate space and handling for safe operation and adaptation for
decommissioning activities;
· Provide building modularity to cater for extension (although it would be also an option to
build a separate store for decomissioning wastes).
An ILW Interim Store to:
· Store all ILW generated by reactor operations for up to 100 years after first fuel loading;
· Provide building modularity to cater for extension and cater for decommissioning ILW
(although it would be also an option to build a separate store for decomissioning
wastes);