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RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT(PART 3)

A RAHMAN

RWE NUKEM Ltd (UK)

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Current Conditioning Processes

• LLW Immobilisation

CementationPolymerisationBituminisation

• ILW Immobilisation

CementationPolymerisationCalcination

Encapsulation

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Current Conditioning Processes

• HLW Encapsulation

VitrificationGlassSynroc

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Fuel Handling Plant at Sellafield

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Swarf from Magnox fuel elements

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Operations within the cell supervised through the viewing port and TV

monitor

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In-Cell Drum Transporter (ICDT)

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Encapsulated Product Store

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Dounreay Cementation PlantLime hopper filling operation

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Cemented waste product in a 500 litre Drum

Drum Filing Port

Filter

RF Level Detector

Sacrificial Paddle

Inspection Port

Capping Grout

SS 500 litre Drum

Immobilised Raffinate

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DCPInactive grout capping station

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Cemented drums in the handling cell

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DCP Building

Cement HopperDry mix receiving Hopper &

Stirrer Assembly

Mixing Cell

Clean Drum entry

Chemical Cell

Vault Store Transfer Port

Vault Store