Defense waste processing facility startup progress report

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5048174

Iverson, D C; Elder, H H

The Savannah River Site (SRS) has been operating a nuclear fuel cycle since the 1950's to produce nuclear materials in support of the national defense effort. About 83 million gallons of high level waste produced since operation began have been consolidated into 33 million gallons by evaporation at the waste tank farm. The Department of Energy has authorized the construction of the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) to immobilize the waste as a durable borosilicate glass contained in stainless steel canisters, prior to emplacement in a federal repository. The DWPF is now mechanically complete and undergoing commissioning and run-in activities. Cold startup testing using simulated non-radioactive feeds is scheduled to begin in November 1992 with radioactive operation scheduled to begin in May 1994. While technical issues have been identified which can potentially affect DWPF operation, they are not expected to negatively impact the start of non-radioactive startup testing.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5048174
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-92-188; CONF-920851-40; ON: DE92015876
• 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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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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VITRIFICATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
START-UP
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
HYDROLYSIS
OFF-GAS SYSTEMS
OPERATION
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE FORMS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
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MANAGEMENT
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SOLVOLYSIS
TESTING
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US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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WASTE PROCESSING
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