RADIATION PROTECTION ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (2): 167-173.

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Research on optimal management of very low level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants in China

ZHANG Li, LIU Jianqin, QIN Xiang, GAO Kai, YANG Song, HAN Xu, GUO Xiliang   

  1. China Institute For Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006
  • Received:2023-05-24 Online:2024-03-20 Published:2024-04-19

Abstract: With the promulgation and implementation of domestic radioactive waste classification standard, operators of nuclear power plants began to pay attention to classified management of radioactive waste. Among them, very low level radioactive waste generated during the operation of NPPs have the properties of low radioactivity and large quantities. If they are managed as low-level waste, it will not only increase the operation cost, but also occupy the resources of the disposal site, which is not conducive to the minimization management of radioactive waste. Based on the current situation of domestic VLLW management, combined with the technology and good practices of international treatment and disposal of VLLW, this paper proposes an optimized management route for VLLW in China.

Key words: very low level radioactive waste, waste minimization, optimal management

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  • TL94