Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts

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    • National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes. Molten Salt Panel

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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts

Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission of Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

National Academy Press, 1997

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Alternatives for the removal and disposition of molten salt reactor experiment fluoride salts

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This book discusses the technical alternatives for cleanup of radioactive fluoride salts that were the fuel for the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, a novel nuclear reactor design that was tested in the 1960s at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. These fluoride salts pose an unusual cleanup challenge. The book discusses alternatives for processing and removing the salts based on present knowledge of fluoride salt chemistry and nuclear reactions of the radioactive constituents. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Radiolysis and Nuclear Reactions 3 Fluoride Salt Chemistry, Partitioning, and System Corrosion 4 Preferred Technical Approach 5 Comments on Specific Separation Technologies 6 Nuclear Criticality Considerations 7 Strategic Alternatives 8 Management of MSRE Hazards 9 Summary and Responses to Questions in Statement of Task References Appendix A: List of Materials Reviewed Appendix B: Alternative Fluorinating Agents Appendix C: Contamination Concerns Relating to Radon Gas Spread Appendix D: Use of a Nuclear Poison to Inhibit Nuclear Criticality Appendix E: Hazard Scoping of Major Actions for Remediation Appendix F: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix G: Glossary Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Molten Salt Panel Members and Consultants

Table of Contents

  • 1 Front Matter
  • 2 Executive Summary
  • 3 1 Introduction
  • 4 2 Radiolysis and Nuclear Reactions
  • 5 3 Fluoride Salt Chemistry, Partitioning, and System Corrosion
  • 6 4 Preferred Technical Approach
  • 7 5 Comments on Specific Separation Technologies
  • 8 6 Nuclear Criticality Considerations
  • 9 7 Strategic Alternatives
  • 10 8 Management of MSRE Hazards
  • 11 9 Summary and Responses to Questions in Statement of Task
  • 12 References
  • 13 Appendix A: List of Materials Reviewed
  • 14 Appendix B: Alternative Fluorinating Agents
  • 15 Appendix C: Contamination Concerns Relating to Radon Gas Spread
  • 16 Appendix D: Use of a Nuclear Poison to Inhibit Nuclear Criticality
  • 17 Appendix E: Hazard Scoping of Major Actions for Remediation
  • 18 Appendix F: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
  • 19 Appendix G: Glossary
  • 20 Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Molten Salt Panel Members and Consultants

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