Recovered Uranium
9,320.4 kg
99.8% UF6 volatility yield
Recovered TRU & Pu
120.0 kg
104.2 kg Pu + 15.8 kg MA
Clean Energy Potential
1,450,000 MWh
Fast reactor & SMR equivalent
Vitrified HLW Mass
559.6 kg
Borosilicate glass matrix
Repository Area Saved
82.4%
Thermal load reduction
Radiotoxicity Hazard
~300 Years
Down from 300,000 yr baseline
Multi-Stage Separation Process Flow
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1. Voloxidation
100% De-cladding
Off-gas: H-3, C-14, Kr-85
2. Fluoride Volatility
99.8% UF6 Recovery
Uranium Stream: 9,320 kg
3. Pyroprocessing
99.5% TRU Extracted
Pu + Minor Actinides: 120 kg
4. Vitrification
Borosilicate HLW
Waste Glass: 559.6 kg
Hazard Index vs Time Relative to Natural Uranium Ore (1 tU Equivalent)
Recycled waste drops below ore baseline at ~300 yr
| Isotope / Stream | Classification | Initial Mass (kg) | Partitioning Eff % | Recovered (kg) | HLW Waste Stream (kg) | Specific Activity (TBq/kg) |
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Advanced Reactor Potential
- Recovered Fissile Pu-239/241: 72.9 kg
- Fast Reactor / SMR Core Loadings: 0.14 Core Equivalents
- Secondary Fast-Spectrum MWh: 1,450,000 MWh
- Displaced Metric Tons of Coal: 580,000 Tons
- Avoided CO2 Emissions: 1.16 Million Metric Tons
Strategic & Medical Isotope Valuation
- Am-241 (Deep Space RTGs & Detectors): 11.2 kg (~$16.8M est.)
- Tc-99 (Target for Medical Mo-99 / Tc-99m): 8.1 kg
- Recovered Low-Enriched U (0.85% U-235): 9,320 kg
- Deep Repository Footprint Savings: 82.4% Area & Tunnel Volume
- Peak Thermal Load to Deep Repository: Reduced by 91.5%