4. Vitrification
4.1 Vitrification of nuclear waste
Since the early days of the French nuclear power industry, vitrification has been developed for the long-term containment of radioactive waste from spent fuel reprocessing. . At the end of the cycle, waste with a high radioactive load needs to be processed, and solidification aims to obtain a solid form that is safe for long-term containment, such as geological disposal. The technical and economic conditions and safety requirements are specific to the case of radioactive waste. In this case,...
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Bibliography
Events
Congress
WASCON (Waste materials in construction). These conferences are held every three years and provide an update on stabilization techniques, with particular emphasis on the possibilities for recycling the resulting materials. Proceedings are published by Elsevier (Pergamon).
Two conferences have been held in France on stabilization-solidification processes, in Nancy in 1995 and Lyon in 1999....
Standards and norms
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Waste – Guidance for the selection of a waste leaching test. - XP X 30-417 - Mai 2002
- Waste – Determination of massive solid character. - XP X 31-212 - Juillet 1995
- Waste – Leaching test on a solid waste initially massive or generated...
Regulations
Below is a reminder of the main legislation on waste disposal cited in this article.
European Union
Directive no. 2008/98/EC of November 19, 2008 on waste and repealing certain directives.
Directive no. 1999/31/EC of April 26, 1999 on the landfill of waste.
Directive no. 1999/45/EC of May 31, 1999 concerning the approximation...
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