Demonstrating feasible disposable concepts for long half-life, low heat generating radioactive wastes in Japan; An overview of project TRU-2

Martin, A. J.*; Kamei, Gento; Shiotsuki, Masao; Kuroda, Shigeki*

Proceedings of International Waste Management Symposium 2007 (WM '07) (CD-ROM), 12 Pages, 2007/03

In Japan, the Federation of Electric Power Companies and The Japan Atomic Energy Agency have been collaborating with relevant organizations to promote generic R&D for the safe geological disposal of TRU waste based on the technical achievements in Japan's HLW disposal program. A result of this collaborative effort was production of a recent progress report on the R&D for TRU waste disposal in Japan (project TRU-2). This paper is an overview of TRU-2 describing the key results and some unique methodologies developed.