Radioactive wastes generated from JAERI partitioning-transmutation cycle system

Nakayama, Shinichi ; Morita, Yasuji  ; Nishihara, Kenji  

Production of lower-level radioactive wastes, as well as the reduction in radioactivity of HLW, is an important performance indicator in assessing the viability of a partitioning-transmutation system. We have begun to identify the chemical compositions and to quantify the amounts of radioactive wastes that may be generated by JAERI's processes. Long-lived radionuclides such as C and Ni and spallation products of Pb-Bi coolants such as Po (10 Bq/yr) are added to the existing inventory of these nuclides that are generated in the current fuel cycle. Spent salts of KCl-LiCl, which is not generated from the current fuel cycle, will be introduced as a waste.