Alternatives for high-level waste forms, containers, and container processing systems

Trade study for the disposition of cesium and strontium capsules

“…The dry well storage option will not be considered in more detail for this study because the Alternatives for High-Level Waste Forms, Containersand Processing @stems (Crawford 1995) concluded that dry wells (boreholes) are a significantly more expensive option than storage at an enclosed facility. The added expense is due, primarily, to the increased land required for dry wells and the additioml concrete required for this option.…”

“…Stainless steel containers are estimated at $11.68 per kg (including tax). The estimated weight of an empty HLW canister is 785 kg (Crawford 1995). The additional weight of the inner sleevelfm results in an total estimated weight of 1,000 kg.…”

“…Transition Projects study on dry storage of capsules (Gerber 1995) Disposition of Cesium and StroM"umCapsulesEngineering Data Packagefor the Tank Waste Remediation @stem EnvironmentalImpact Statement (Nankani 1995) Tank Waste Remediation @stem Facili~Configuration Study (Boomer et al 1994) Alternatives for HLW Forms, Containers and Container Processing Systems (Crawford 1995) Analysis of the Total System L~e-Qcle Cost of the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Program (DOE 1995 (Wojtasek 1995), is $150 million.…”

Decision document for transuranic tank waste disposal

“…The HLW canister holds approximately 1.26 m3 of immobilized waste and costs approximately $lO,OOO (1995 dollars) per canister (Crawford 1995). The WIPP requires the TRU waste to be packaged in a smaller canister that is estimated to hold 0.71 m3 of immobilized waste (Crawford and Manuel 1996) and costs approximately $7,000 (1995 dollars) per canister.…”

“…The HLW disposal cost is estimated at $356,000 per 0.62 m3 canister (1995 dollars) by the DOE OCRWM (DOE-RW 1995). This study assumes a HLW container volume of 1.26 m3 (Crawford 1995). Based on previous HLW disposal cost estimates by DOE (DOE-RW 1993), this study assumes the disposal cost for 1.26-111' canisters is 10 percent greater than the 0.62-111' canister disposal cost.…”