Demonstration of a consolidated tank closure system
- AEA Technology Engineering Services, Inc., Mooresville, NC (United States)
In 2004, AEA Technology (AEAT) developed and demonstrated a strategy for employing a single Power Fluidic Pulse Jet Mixing System to both retrieve the bulk and heel waste from a tank and intimately mix the residuals with specially formulated grout. The strategy involved a multi-phased approach to understanding the specific problems associated with the tank and waste material, developing a suitable grout formulation, designing a single set of purpose-built equipment, mixing the grout and heel, and monitoring the grouted product as it cured. The result of the demonstration was a stable simulated waste form which met Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for grouted Low Level Waste (LLW). This approach enables subsequent disposal of the tank in place via filling the void space with additional grout or removal of the tank for alternative disposal. In 2005, AEAT expanded the earlier work by demonstrating that a single system could be used to mix and retrieve a simulated, non-Newtonian bulk waste and heel from a large, flat-bottomed, cylindrical tank with internal obstructions. Retrieval of the simulated waste left only 13 mm of residuals behind. Following retrieval, the same Power Fluidic Pulse Jet Mixing Equipment was used to mix the residuals with a specially formulated grout, resulting in a stable, uniform product which met the NRC requirements for grouted LLW. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21290826
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-09-WM-07221; TRN: US10V0151038237
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM'07: 2007 Waste Management Symposium - Global Accomplishments in Environmental and Radioactive Waste Management: Education and Opportunity for the Next Generation of Waste Management Professionals, Tucson, AZ (United States), 25 Feb - 1 Mar 2007; Other Information: Country of input: France; 16 refs
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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