Laboratory and bin-scale tests of gas generation for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6179008

Brush, L H; Molecke, M A; Lappin, A R ^[1]; Westerman, R E ^[2]; Tong, X; Black, J N.P.; Grbic-Galic, D ^[3]; Vreeland, R E ^[4]; Reed, D T ^[5]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
3. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering
4. West Chester Univ., PA (United States). Dept. of Biology
5. Argonne National Lab., IL (United Stat

The design-basis, defense-related, transuranic (TRU) waste to be emplaced in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) could, if sufficient H{sub 2}O and nutrients were present, produce as much as 1,500 moles of gas per drum of waste. Anoxic corrosion of Fe and Fe-base alloys and microbial degradation of cellulosics are the processes of greatest concern, but radiolysis of brine could also be important. 19 refs., 1 fig., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6179008
• Report Number(s): SAND-91-0675C; CONF-9109261-3; ON: DE91019052
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. OECD/NEA workshop: near-field effects of gas release, Aix-en-Provence (France), 23-26 Sep 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CONTAINERS
CORROSION
GASES
PRODUCTION
IRON BASE ALLOYS
PAPER
BIODEGRADATION
WOOD
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES
BRINES
RADIOLYSIS
WIPP
ALLOYS
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
FLUIDS
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
IRON ALLOYS
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PILOT PLANTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
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