Storage of radioactive waste at the plant

STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT THE PLANT General design considerations 

Facilities should be provided for the safe storage of the radioactive waste that arises at the plant, with account taken of its form (solid, liquid, gas or a mixture), its radionuclide content and its nature in terms of the extent to which it has been processed. The safe storage of waste will depend in part on the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the facility concerned. The design features of facilities should be such that the radioactive waste can be received, handled, stored and retrieved without causing undue occupational or public exposure or environmental effects. Further recommendations on this subject are provided in Ref. [6]. 

The design of storage facilities for radioactive waste should incorporate the following functions  

Consideration should be given to the possibility of changes in the stored waste, which could lead to  

Generation of hazardous gases caused by chemical and radiolytic effects (for example, the generation of hydrogen gas caused by radiolysis) and the buildup of overpressure  

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