Sodium carbonate facility at Argonne National Laboratory - West
The Sodium Carbonate Facility, located at Argonne National Laboratory - West (ANL-W) in Idaho, was designed and built as an addition to the existing Sodium Processing Facility. The Sodium Process and Sodium Carbonate Facilities will convert radioactive sodium into a product that is acceptable for land disposal in Idaho. The first part of the process occurs in the Sodium Process Facility where radioactive sodium is converted into sodium hydroxide (caustic). The second part of the process occurs in the Sodium Carbonate Facility where the caustic solution produced in the Sodium Process Facility is converted into a dry sodium carbonate waste suitable for land disposal. Due to the radioactivity in the sodium, shielding, containment, and HEPA filtered off-gas systems are required throughout both processes.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 561232
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ED/CP-94015; CONF-970791-; ON: DE97053889; TRN: 98:008622
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Glovebox Society conference, Lakewood, CO (United States), 21-24 Jul 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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