Disposal of Spent HTR Fuel Elements

by H. Br?cher, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany,
D. Niephaus, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany,
E. Barnert, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany,
K. Kroth, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Juelich, Germany,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: High Level Radioactive Waste Management 1991

Abstract:

The emplacement of spent fuel elements from high-temperature reactors (HTR) in deep vertical boreholes in a salt repository is one favorable technique for the disposal of these wastes in Germany. A retrievable emplacement experiment in the abandoned Asse salt mine with spent fuel elements is being prepared. In parallel, the borehole disposal technique itself is being developed. Out of various alternatives, the emplacement of fuel element packages in vertical unlined boreholes, backfilled with crushed salt, seems to be most favourable.

Subject Headings: Fuels | Nuclear power | Waste treatment | Waste disposal | Radioactive wastes | Boring | Salts | Germany | Europe

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