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Transport by Barge and Road: Shipping Crystal River’s Segmented RPV to Disposal

April 16, 2025, 3:39PMRadwaste SolutionsRichard “Ricky” Furr, Larry McDougal, and John Mayer
The CR-3MP is loaded on the barge at the Crystal River-3 site in Florida on January 17, 2024. (Photos: Orano DS)

The Optimized Segmentation process patented by Orano Decommissioning Services was successfully implemented for the first time at the Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3) decommissioning project in Florida [1]. Using this approach, Orano was able to avoid the time- and resource-intensive process of packaging components into numerous standardized waste containers and significantly reduced the required segmentation activities.

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