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NRC issues interim guidance on reactor component disposal
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is providing guidance to nuclear power plant licensees looking to use decommissioning trust fund (DTF) money to dispose of major reactor components like steam generators and reactor vessel heads while the plant is still operational.
On August 5, the NRC issued the interim staff guidance Use of the Decommissioning Trust Fund During Operations for Major Radioactive Component Disposal (REFS-ISG-2024-01), which provides the NRC staff’s regulatory position regarding the use a reactor’s DTF for the disposal of major radioactive components while the plant is still operational. Under NRC regulations, the DTF may be accessed solely for decommissioning expenses as defined in 10 CFR 50.2, unless an exemption is granted by the NRC.
N. G. Borisenko, V. M. Dorogotovtsev, A. I. Gromov, S. Yu, Guskov, Yu. A. Merkul'ev, Yu. E. Markushkin, N. A. Chirin, A. K. Shikov., V. F. Petrunin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 38 | Number 1 | July 2000 | Pages 161-165
Technical Paper | Thirteenth Target Fabrication Specialists’ Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST00-A36135
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Laser targets made of beryllium deuteride BeD2, nanocrystalline beryllium and of low-density beryllium are reported. Spherical laser targets are strong enough and are capable of storing DT-mixture for a long time, compared to that of SiO2 shells.