...-generating rahoactlve waste INTRODUCTION Solidified high-level radioactive wastes e m t substantial amounts ofheat due to radloactlve decay Temperature levels of the camsters containing the waste a t the bme of ultimate disposal could exceed 100°C For any conceptual disposal methods it 1s necessary to ensure...

... for 500 years T h s penod allows many of the short-lived rahonuclides to decay down to insignificant levels and the camster temperatures to drop down to near ambient The hsposal package must obmously be capable of wthstanding routine handling and em~lacement loads and reasonable accidental loads US...