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Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

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<strong>EPR</strong> <strong>UK</strong><br />

N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123<br />

REV. A PAGE 50 / 257<br />

6.4.1 Decay Storage of <strong>UK</strong> <strong>EPR</strong> Spent Water Filters<br />

Figure 4 shows the radioactive decay characteristics for the spent water filters arising from<br />

operation of the <strong>UK</strong> <strong>EPR</strong> which, pessimistically, would be ILW at the time of generation. The<br />

graph is the total activity for all radionuclides predicted to be present in this waste stream. The<br />

primary contributors to the total initial radioactivity of this particular waste are cobalt-60,<br />

caesium-137 and iron-55. The levels of radionuclides with longer half-lives are present at levels<br />

below the LLWR threshold of 12 GBq/te beta-gamma therefore this waste decays to LLW within<br />

a few decades. Long lived radionuclides are present in quantities above the thresholds for both<br />

VLLW and Substances of Low Activity (SoLA) and so controlled decay storage to VLLW or<br />

SoLA is not feasible.<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> Activity (GBq/te)<br />

1.00E+02<br />

9.00E+01<br />

8.00E+01<br />

7.00E+01<br />

6.00E+01<br />

5.00E+01<br />

4.00E+01<br />

3.00E+01<br />

2.00E+01<br />

1.00E+01<br />

0.00E+00<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> Activity<br />

LLW limit of 12 GBq/te Beta-<br />

Gamma<br />

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22<br />

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Years<br />

FIGURE 4: DECAY STORAGE GRAPH FOR <strong>EPR</strong> SPENT WATER FILTERS

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