Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternatives for the Removal and Disposition of Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Fluoride Salts

Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank Wastes, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Radiolysis and Nuclear Reactions; 5 3 Fluoride Salt Chemistry, Partitioning, and System Corrosion; 6 4 Preferred Technical Approach; 7 5 Comments on Specific Separation Technologies; 8 6 Nuclear Criticality Considerations; 9 7 Strategic Alternatives; 10 8 Management of MSRE Hazards; 11 9 Summary and Responses to Questions in Statement of Task; 12 References; 13 Appendix A: List of Materials Reviewed; 14 Appendix B: Alternative Fluorinating Agents; 15 Appendix C: Contamination Concerns Relating to Radon Gas Spread; 16 Appendix D: Use of a Nuclear Poison to Inhibit Nuclear Criticality; 17 Appendix E: Hazard Scoping of Major Actions for Remediation; 18 Appendix F: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 19 Appendix G: Glossary; 20 Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Molten Salt Panel Members and Consultants