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Alejandro RodriguezD&D and Waste Management , EMEA Director
Radioactive Waste Management .Important key in Nuclear Energy Production
Nuclear Energy – 30 Years After ChernobylKyiv, April 20th 2016.
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BackgroundTreatment of radioactive waste into acceptable forms for storage or disposal is mandatory for waste producers. Waste from operating nuclear facilities and/or D&D activities is produced in various forms (e.g., liquid, solid, gas) and thus requires different treatment to transfer it into acceptable waste forms. Processes to reduce volume and prevent secondary waste generation are favorable to reduce overall cost.
Waste treatment Overview
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Waste management concerns the characterization, treatment, conditioning, handling, transport and disposal of the primary and consequential waste streams.
Characterization of wastes Treatment and conditioning of liquid wastes Treatment and conditioning of solid wastes Treatment and conditioning of gaseous and aerosol wastes Packaging of wastes Transport of wastes The disposal of wastes Re-use of decontaminated materials
Radioactive Waste management
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Usually the specifications are imposed by the operator of the disposal facility, according to safe assessment of the repository, approved by the Authorities
Mechanical characteristics Durability Handling Transportability aspects Confinement properties
Characterization of RadWaste
Usually the producer are responsible for the activity declaration package by package using the values of the nuclides of easy measurement, Co-60 & Cs-137, and the nuclides of difficult to measure and significant in terms of safety assessment of are calculated through scaling factors related to the easy nuclides
Different levels of characterization are used depending of the specific activityDifferent requirements must be probed, as
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Free release or recycling
LLW / ILWliquid & solid
Final disposal
Waste treatment
TemporaryStore
Waste Management- General Scheme
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LLWliquid & solid
ILW
Free release or recycling Final disposal
Sedimentation Centrifugation Decantation
Membrane filtration
Mixed bed filtration Evaporation Dewatering Drying Grouting
Free release measurement Waste tracking CompactionIncineration Cementation
Packaging
Decontamination
Sorting
Remote handling
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Mobile systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
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Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Solidification systems
Solid waste compaction systems
Sorting and optimizing systems
Liquid waste treatment systems
Drying systems
Drum inspection systems
Handling & peripheral systems
Mobile systems
Waste Management- Products and Services
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Definition of waste streams
Concept Design
Building Layout
System Design Procurement
Manufacturing
Quality control + Acceptance
test
Transport on-site Installation
Commissioning
Service
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Waste Management- Full Service Delivery
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Waste Management- Decontamination Workshop
Box for water blasting > 2500 bar removing of coating Box for water blasting < 500 bar decontamination with water or warm water (~ 60°C)
Ultrasonic bath with two basins and one basin for flushingDecontamination basin to lay components into water and chemicals
Working table mechanical decontamination by brushing or wipingProtective suit cleaning equipment
Washing machine rag cleaning
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SRTF Sanmen
Sanmen NPP, China
• Generated waste volume is minimized
• Annual waste volume: < 50 m³/NPP
Waste Management- Integrated solution . Sanmen SRTF
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Waste Volume, example AP1000, SRTF Sanmen:
Waste Management- Integrated solution . Sanmen SRTF
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DAW/ Mixed Wastes
Chemical liquid waste
Spent Resins
HVAC filters
Filter cartridges
Interim storageReception Treatment/ ProcessingTransportWaste streams
Buffer Tank with Stirrer
Dewatering/ Drying
Container Buffer Storage (Boxes)
Buffer Storage (Drums)
Sorting/ Precompaction
Truck loading area
Drum loading area
Interim Overpack Storage
Drying
Concentrate Drying
Transport Tank
Segmented Gamma
Scanning
Transport Tank Buffer Tank with Stirrer
Measurement for release or recirculation
FCS ReceptionFCS Transport
Overpack Optimizer
Compaction
Grouting/ Cementation
Waste Management- Integrated solution . Sanmen SRTF
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FCSRESCTSMBSHVSHVSManual waste handling Remote controlled waste handling
Waste Management- Integrated solution . Sanmen SRTF
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Waste Management- Integrated solution . Sanmen SRTF
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Waste Management- Integrated solution . Sanmen SRTF
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Waste management. Don´t forget recycling and reuse !!
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Questions?
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Alejandro [email protected]
www.westinghouse.com
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Backup slides
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Agenda• Waste Management - Products and Services1
• Decontamination Boxes3
• Site Radwaste Treatment Facility, Example Sanmen4
• Liquid Waste Treatment2
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Liquid Radioactive Waste
Particle
Removal
Fine Particl
e Remo
val
Polishing
Free Release
•Chamber Filtration•Tubular Ultrafiltration•Reverse Osmosis
Filtration
•Ion ExchangeChemical Separation
•Evaporator•In-Drum-Dryer
Thermal Separation
•CementationSolidification
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• Filtration of solids• 100 µm pore size• Build-up of filter cake on steel
basic filter• Self-cleaning• Rejection of solids into drum• Filtration additive may be added• Skid mounted, mobile
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment
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• Filtration of fine particles• 0.05 µm pore size• Cross-flow membranes• Continuous batch process• Concentrate is collected• Skid mounted, mobile
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment
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• Filtration of finest particles,
colloids, TDS, TOC• Boron recycling possible• Semi-permeable membrane• Membrane highly selective• Continuous batch process• Concentrate is collected• Skid mounted, mobile
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment
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• Ultimate polishing stage• Powder or bead resin• Inorganic Zeolite• Highly selective ion capture• Secondary waste treatable with
Westinghouse products
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment
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• Concentration of liquids• Clean condensate• Self suction• Multi stage vapor cleaning• Low energy consmption by vapor
compression• Concentrate for further processing
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment
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• Drying of concentrates• Sealed docking of drums• Continuous re-filling of drum• Separated heating and evaporation
zone• Results in solid salt block
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment
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• Solidification of liquids• Stabilizes waste• In-Drum Mixing, no lost stirrer• Special coating for better cleaning
ability• Rescipes can be taylor-made• Reduction of specific activity• Mobile system possible
Chamber Filtration
Tubular Ulrtafiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Ion Exchanger
Evaporator
In-Drum-Dryer
Cementation
Liquid Waste Treatment