[en] Equilibrium leach tests were carried out on a laboratory scale in order to investigate the long-term performance of an intermediate level waste repository. The tests involved leaching fully active Commercial Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (CAGR) hulls in the presence of crushed matrix and backfill materials. The matrix materials used were blast furnace slag (BFS)/ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and epoxide MS7531/MS7532, and the backfill materials were bentonite and pulverised fuel ash/ordinary Portland cement (PFA/OPC). Comparison of the long-lived radionuclide concentrations with the derived drinking water levels indicates that the performance of a repository under oxidising conditions would tend to be limited by the release of I-129 and Tc-99. (author)

[en] The project was designed to assess the contribution of transported pollutants to violations of the state ozone standard within the air basins covered by the report using existing data and advanced data analysis techniques. The objectives of the project were to determine the characteristics of ozone and ozone precursor transport within the California air basins covered by the report and to identify whether the contribution of transported pollutants to ozone violations in each downwind area was inconsequential, significant, or overwhelming, relative to locally-emitted pollutants. The precursor pollutants of interest were nitrogen oxides and reactive organic gases. The project evaluated transport to the following areas: The Broader Sacramento Area and the Upper Sacramento Valley; The North Central Coast Air Basin; The Southeast Desert Air Basin (SEDAB); and the Imperial County portion of the SEDAB

[en] A single contactor unit has been designed which enables Tc to be removed from a TBP/diluent stream bearing U and Pu, by means of a 5M HNO₃ wash. A Tc waste stream is produced which is virtually free from U and Pu. The flowsheet has been tested firstly with U and Tc, then with U, Pu and Tc, and finally in a highly active facility with real PWR fuel solution. About 97% of the Tc was removed from the organic phase and U and Pu levels in the Tc waste have usually been below 0.04% of those in the product stream. (author)