MAWS: A development program and demonstration to reduce vitrification remediation treatment costs
Low-Level radioactive and mixed waste remediation is a major concern at US Department of Energy (DOE) sites across the country. Vitrification (making glass of the waste) has not been extensively used in the DOE complex largely because of the belief that vitrification lends itself to treating mainly low-volume, high-level radioactive wastes. The Minimum Additive Waste Stabilization (MAWS) program will demonstrate that vitrification is an economical treatment alternative for some types of low-level radioactive and mixed waste. This paper will summarize how millions of dollars in savings are possible for the remediation efforts at the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) located near Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Environmental Management Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-86OR21600
- OSTI ID:
- 5249638
- Report Number(s):
- FEMP-2263; CONF-920851-15; ON: DE92014354
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Spectrum 92: nuclear and hazardous waste management international topical meeting, Boise, ID (United States), 23-27 Aug 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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