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https://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/10035| Title: | Disposal options for high level nuclear waste |
| Authors: | Reeve, KD |
| Keywords: | Radioactive wastes Radioactive waste disposal Radioactive waste management Waste forms Solid wastes Synthetic rocks Underground disposal Boreholes |
| Issue Date: | 18-Jan-1982 |
| Publisher: | Australian Atomic Energy Commission |
| Citation: | Reeve, K. D. (1982). Disposal options for high level nuclear waste. Paper presented at the Australian Drilling Association's Symposium on 'Drilling and the Environment', Newcastle, New South Wales, 18-20 January, 1982. |
| Abstract: | The options for the management/disposal of high level nuclear waste are discussed; it is concluded that irretrievable disposal of solidified waste is a likely end step in all disposal schemes. Disposal will probably be either in mined repositories or in deep drill holes. Two solidified waste forms - borosilicate glass and SYNROC - are considered in some detail. It is concluded that SYNROC would provide a higher level of assurance of radionuclide retention in both disposal concepts. Deep drill-hole disposal using SYNROC is an attractive concept which should be given increased attention. |
| URI: | https://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/10035 |
| Appears in Collections: | Conference Publications |
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