OPAL spent fuel management: status in 2019

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dc.contributor.authorFinlay, MRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHealy, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorNaidoo-Amegilo, Pen_AU
dc.contributor.authorValery, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHalle, Len_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-27T00:46:59Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-01-27T00:46:59Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2019-03-24en_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-present). ANSTO has demonstrated the safe and secure management of the spent fuel from those reactors. MOATA and HIFAR spent fuel was either reprocessed offshore in the UK or France and the vitrified waste returned to Australia or returned to the USA under the FRRSNFA Program. A strategy for the management of OPAL spent fuel was developed before construction started and has evolved since then. The strategy of spent fuel disposition is now established as offshore reprocessing and management of the returned vitrified wastes. To manage the large inventory of spent OPAL fuel generated, ANSTO has entered into a long term contract with Orano for the transportation and reprocessing of the OPAL spent fuel, with provisions included for the return of vitrified waste. The first transport of OPAL SNF to La Hague in France was performed in July 2018. Further transports are scheduled to be conducted at intervals of 6-7 years. This paper will provide an overview of the management of spent fuel in Australia and cover the preparation that facilitated the first transport of OPAL SNF to La Hague in 2018. It will address aspects such as processing considerations, regulatory and governmental approvals, operational planning and execution.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationFinlay, R., Healy, M., Naidoo-Amegilo, P., Valery, J., & Halle, L. (2019). OPAL spent fuel management: status in 2019. Paper presented to the RRFM/IGORR 19, Jordan from 24th to 28th March 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.euronuclear.org/download/rrfm-2019-part-2/#en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate28 March 2019en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameRRFM/IGORR 19en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceJordanen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate24 March 2019en_AU
dc.identifier.issn9789295064331en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.euronuclear.org/download/rrfm-2019-part-2/#en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14524en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherEuropean Research Reactor Conference, RRFMen_AU
dc.subjectOPAL Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectHIFAR Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectMOATA Reactoren_AU
dc.subjectSpent fuelsen_AU
dc.subjectSafetyen_AU
dc.subjectSecurityen_AU
dc.subjectFranceen_AU
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_AU
dc.subjectVitrificationen_AU
dc.subjectTransporten_AU
dc.subjectPlanningen_AU
dc.titleOPAL spent fuel management: status in 2019en_AU
dc.typeConference Paperen_AU
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