An update on the quality assurance for the waste vitrification plants

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6268880

Caplinger, W H; Shugars, D L; Carlson, M K

Immobilization of high-level defense production wastes is an important step in environmental restoration. The best available technology for immobilization of this waste currently is by incorporation into borosilicate glass, i.e., vitrification. Three US sites are active in the design, construction, or operation of vitrification facilities. The status, facility description and Quality Assurance (QA) development for each facility was presented at the 1989 Energy Division Conference. This paper presents the developments since that time. The West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) in northwestern New York State has demonstrated the technology. At the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) has completed design, construction is essentially complete, and preparation for operation is underway. The Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant (HWVP) in Washington State is in initial Detailed Design. 4 refs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035; AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 6268880
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-90-256; CONF-9009153-5; ON: DE91005102; TRN: 91-001744
• Resource Relation: Conference: 17. annual conference of the American Society for Quality Control, Tucson, AZ (USA), 9-12 Sep 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
VITRIFICATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
INFORMATION
MEETINGS
BOROSILICATE GLASS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
HANFORD RESERVATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
WEST VALLEY PROCESSING PLANT
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
GLASS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
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