Accelerated SRS spent fuel disposition plan to save billions, DOE says
July 7, 2022, 9:34AMRadwaste Solutions
Savannah River Site’s H Canyon and L Basin. (Photo: DOE-EM)
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) has approved a new plan that will accelerate the disposition of spent nuclear fuel at its Savannah River Site in South Carolina by more than 20 years, which will result in a savings of more than $4 billion.
Under the newly approved approach, called accelerated basin de-inventory (ABD), SRS will dissolve spent fuel at the site’s H Canyon chemical separations facility and send it through the liquid waste program to be vitrified and stored on-site until a federal repository is identified.
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