Steam reforming of low-level mixed waste
- Thermochem, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)
- Manufacturing and Technology Conversion International, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)
The U.S. department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for the treatment and disposal of an inventory of approximately 160,000 tons of Low-Level Mixed Waste (LLMW). Most of this LLMW is stored in drums, barrels and steel boxes at 20 different sites throughout the DOE complex. The basic objective of low-level mixed waste treatment systems is to completely destroy the hazardous constituents and to simultaneously isolate and capture the radionuclides in a superior final waste form such as glass. The DOE is sponsoring the development of advanced technologies that meet this objective while achieving maximum volume reduction, low-life cycle costs and maximum operational safety. ThermoChem, Inc. is in the final stages of development of a steam-reforming system capable of treating a wide variety of DOE low-level mixed waste that meets these objectives. The design, construction, and testing of a nominal 1 ton/day Process Development Unit is described.
- Research Organization:
- Thermochem, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AR21-95MC32091
- OSTI ID:
- 493342
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/32091-97/C0789; CONF-9610231-39; ON: DE97052231; TRN: 97:018312
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Conference on industry partnerships to deploy environmental technology, Morgantown, WV (United States), 22-24 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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