Strategic Guidance on the Management of LLW and ILW / LLW ...

LLW Repository LtdNational Waste ProgrammeNWP/REP/011Issue 2.1 – Jan 2013Page 41 of 585.2.11. Disposal to Geological Disposal Facility (GDF)UsageLLWILW/LLWSurface contaminatedVolumetricallycontaminatedActivatedAluminiumCopperMild steelMild steel (coated)Stainless steelStainless steel (coated)Description of techniqueWastes are suitably size reduced, conditioned and appropriately packaged (as per specific agreements andprotocols approved by the Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD)). The waste packages arethen interim stored by the waste generating site pending future transfer to and disposal at the GDF.Outcomes Advantages Disadvantages• For ILW / LLW cross-boundary wastes orLLW that does not meet the WAC forLLWR:o Waste metal conditioned andpackaged, as per RWMDspecifications, undergoing interimstorage pending future disposal.• Secondary wastes – any solid or liquidwastes arising from conditioning /packaging process (e.g. waste grout).• Suitable option forsome higher activitywastes for which otheroptions areunavailable.• Applicable to widerange of metal types.• Applicable to wideactivity range.• This does not providean early solution –GDF is not yetconstructed, requiringSLCs to retain andinterim store wastespending futuredisposal.• Disposal preventsany potential for recycleand re-use.Technique used at:A company owned by UK Nuclear Waste Management LtdNOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED