Description

Strict quality control is applied during the manufacture of the glass resulting in a homogenous and well characterised product. The temperature and gamma-ray spectrum of each flask can be monitored prior to loading into the overpack. Application of quality control is implicit in the assumed glass characteristics.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Vitrified HLW

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

4.01

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, 1.1.08