The DWPF strategy for producing an acceptable product
The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site (SRS) will convert the 130 million liters of high-level nuclear waste at SRS into stable borosilicate glass. Production of canistered waste forms by the DWPF is scheduled to begin well before submission of the license application for the first repository. The Department of Energy has defined waste acceptance specifications to ensure that DWPF canistered waste forms will be acceptable for eventual disposal. To ensure that canistered waste forms meet those specifications, a program is being carried out to qualify the waste form and those aspects of the production process which affect product quality. This program includes: Pre-production qualification testing of simulated and actual waste forms; Disciplined demonstrations of the ability to produce an acceptable product during startup testing; and Application of a rigorous product control program during production.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 10131812
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS-91-052; CONF-9104256-13; ON: DE92009765
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Symposium on nuclear waste management,Cincinnati, OH (United States),28 Apr - 2 May 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
VITRIFICATION
WASTE FORMS
CONTAINERS
TESTING
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
SPECIFICATIONS
HYDRATION
SLUDGES
ENCAPSULATION
PROCESS CONTROL
PLANNING
BOROSILICATE GLASS
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WASTE MANAGEMENT