The effect of vibration on alpha radiolysis of transuranic (TRU) waste

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6642264

Zerwekh, A; Kosiewicz, S ^[1]; Warren, J ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. NFT, Inc., Lakewood, CO (United States)

This paper reports on previously unpublished scoping work related to the potential for vibration to redistribute radionuclides on transuranic (TRU) waste. If this were to happen, the amount of gases generated, including hydrogen, could be increased above the undisturbed levels. This could be an important consideration for transport of TRU wastes either at DOE sites or from them to a future repository, e.g., the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). These preliminary data on drums of real waste seem to suggest that radionuclide redistribution does not occur. However improvements in the experimental methodology are suggested to enhance safety of future experiments on real wastes as well as to provide more rigorous data.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6642264
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-93-191; CONF-930205-7; ON: DE93007384
• Resource Relation: Conference: Waste management '93, Tucson, AZ (United States), 28 Feb - 4 Mar 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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