High level radioactive waste management facility design criteria

Conference · Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:10103342

Sheikh, N A; Salaymeh, S R

This paper discusses the engineering systems for the structural design of the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS). At the DWPF, high level radioactive liquids will be mixed with glass particles and heated in a melter. This molten glass will then be poured into stainless steel canisters where it will harden. This process will transform the high level waste into a more stable, manageable substance. This paper discuss the structural design requirements for this unique one of a kind facility. A special emphasis will be concentrated on the design criteria pertaining to earthquake, wind and tornado, and flooding.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10103342
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-93-491; CONF-940553-1; ON: DE94001750; TRN: 94:005498
• Resource Relation: Conference: International high-level radioactive waste management conference,Las Vegas, NV (United States),22-26 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1993]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
VITRIFICATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
DESIGN
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
BOROSILICATE GLASS
PLANNING
EARTHQUAKES
WIND
TORNADOES
FLOODS
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WASTE PROCESSING