Description
The HLW glass considered is produced from highly active liquor resulting from nuclear fuel reprocessing. This contains most of the radionuclides from the irradiated fuel but is significantly depleted of uranium and plutonium, which are separated for re-use, and volatile components such as iodine. The highly active liquor, incorporating the radionuclides, is solidified in borosilicate glass. HLW glass is produced by COGEMA and BNFL.
OPA Category
Category as used in the OPA assessment
Vitrified HLW
OPA Number
Number as used in the OPA assessment
1.02
Waste Relevance
Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant
HLW
NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999
2.1.02