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Deep Isolation validates borehole disposal for recycled SNF waste
Waste disposal technology company Deep Isolation Nuclear has claimed that results of a study it conducted with reactor developer Oklo demonstrate that deep borehole disposal could be an option for disposing of high-level radioactive waste generated from the recycling of advanced reactor fuel.
Regis P. Shogan, Stephen E. Yanichko, William S. Galloway
Nuclear Technology | Volume 72 | Number 3 | March 1986 | Pages 345-352
Technical Paper | Radiation Protection and Health Physics Practices and Experience in Operating Reactors Internationally / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT86-A33773
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A technique was developed to weld end tabs on broken halves of irradiated Charpy impact specimens to produce new specimens. This method was then used to provide additional toughness data for weld metal irradiated in the R. E. Ginna reactor vessel surveillance program. The test results confirmed that the upper-shelf energy of the vessel weld surveillance metal was >68 J (50 ft·lb) as required by 10CFR50, Appendix G.