Australian research reactors spent fuel management: the path to sustainability

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dc.contributor.authorFinlay, MRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorDimitrovski, Len_AU
dc.contributor.authorDomingo, Xen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLandau, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorValery, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLaloy, Ven_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-20T04:20:36Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-01-20T04:20:36Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2016-03-13en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-07-07en_AU
dc.description.abstractSince the late 1950’s, ANSTO has successfully operated three research reactors in Australia: HIFAR (1958-2007), MOATA (1961-1995) and OPAL (2006- Specific strategies were developed and implemented for the management and disposition of spent fuel from HIFAR and MOATA. They included strategic considerations, technical options, fuel characteristics, storage capacity, operational constraints and associated implications. In addition, the operating licenses of the Australian reactors have required the identification of spent fuel disposition arrangements, i.e. the “deferment” strategy of storage indefinitely is not acceptable. Disposition then employed three routes with direct disposal in the USA under the US-DOE FRRSNFA Program and reprocessing in France by AREVA, and in the UK by the UKAEA. Both reprocessing routes included return of vitrified waste. ANSTO and AREVA have worked together since the late 1990’s on the disposition of uranium aluminide (UAlx) spent fuel from HIFAR. Today, ANSTO is committed to develop a lifetime strategy for management and disposition of uranium silicide (U3Si2) spent fuel from OPAL. AREVA’s ability to offer an integrated solution for storage, transport, reprocessing, waste return and long-term management, including addressing individual customer needs (type of fuel, timelines, quantities, final waste management strategy,...), has provided ANSTO with a viable spent fuel management strategy, for OPAL’s lifetime.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationFinlay, R., Miller, R., Dimitrovski, L., Domingo, X., Landau, P., Velery, J., & Laloy, V. (2016). Australian research reactors spent fuel management: the path to sustainability. Paper presented to the 17th RRFM/IGORR 2016, 13 – 17 March 2016, Berlin, Germany. (pp. 558-566). Retrieved from: https://www.igorr.com/Documents/2016-BERLIN/rrfm2016-transactions.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate17 March 2016en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename17th RRFM/IGORR 2016en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceBerlin, Germanyen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate13 March 2016en_AU
dc.identifier.issn9789295064256en_AU
dc.identifier.otherIAEA-CN--242en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination558-566en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.igorr.com/Documents/2016-BERLIN/rrfm2016-transactions.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14459en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherEuropean Nuclear Societyen_AU
dc.subjectAreva NCen_AU
dc.subjectFuel managementen_AU
dc.subjectHIFAR Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectLimiting valuesen_AU
dc.subjectMOATA Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectOPAL Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectOperating licensesen_AU
dc.subjectRadioactive waste managementen_AU
dc.subjectService lifeen_AU
dc.subjectSpent fuel storageen_AU
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_AU
dc.subjectTransporten_AU
dc.subjectUKAEAen_AU
dc.subjectUraniumen_AU
dc.subjectUranium solicidesen_AU
dc.subjectUS DOEen_AU
dc.subjectVitrificationen_AU
dc.titleAustralian research reactors spent fuel management: the path to sustainabilityen_AU
dc.typeConference Paperen_AU
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