Specialists from the Mayak Production Association (PO) (Ozersk, Chelyabinsk Region) have launched an EP-250/6 furnace for processing (vitrification) radioactive waste, Rosatom's press service reported.
Rosatom Head Alexey Likhachev participated in the technological launch ceremony via video link. He reminded that Russia is developing a closed nuclear fuel cycle system. The EP-250/6 furnace, created at PO Mayak, is part of this ambitious program, Likhachev emphasized.
Our most important task is to recycle spent nuclear fuel (SNF) as fully as possible. We extract all useful substances from it, put them into secondary circulation, and reliably store everything that cannot be used.
How does Russia handle nuclear waste?
Russia has accumulated about 30 thousand tons of spent nuclear fuel (SNF). Rosatom is dealing with issues related to its processing.
Nuclear scientists extract uranium and plutonium from SNF, returning them to the fuel cycle. Only 4% of the mass of spent nuclear fuel is waste itself, which is vitrified.
Vitrification is the most efficient and environmentally friendly way of handling high-level waste. In the EP-250/6 furnace, they will be converted into solid, stable borosilicate glass, which can be safely disposed of in specialized landfills ("graveyards").
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