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modular concrete canister [1 record]

Record 1 1995-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Modular concrete canister disposal. Figure 11 shows the canister disposal option. Its main characteristics are that: . wastes are placed in concrete canisters that can then be placed either in shallow, below-grade trenches or above grade on a concrete pad; . there is a shallow earthen cover over the waste trenches containing the canisters (earth or soil may be mounded over the canisters in the above-ground version); . structural stability is provided by each canister; . the structure is modular in nature; and . safety may be enhanced in future by additional engineered barriers.

CONT

Quadricells - These are aboveground structures consisting of four cells in double-walled concrete. They are used primarily to store resins and occasionally to store highly active core components. These can be viewed as aboveground modular concrete canisters.

OBS

See also "modular concrete canister disposal (facility), "storage canister" and "concrete canister".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

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