Operating experience during high-level waste vitrification at the West Valley Demonstration Project
Abstract
This report provides a summary of operational experiences, component and system performance, and lessons learned associated with the operation of the Vitrification Facility (VF) at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP). The VF was designed to convert stored high-level radioactive waste (HLW) into a stable waste form (borosilicate glass) suitable for disposal in a federal repository. Following successful completion on nonradioactive test, HLW processing began in July 1995. Completion of Phase 1 of HLW processing was reached on 10 June 1998 and represented the processing of 9.32 million curies of cesium-137 (Cs-137) and strontium-90 (Sr-90) to fill 211 canisters with over 436,000 kilograms of glass. With approximately 85% of the total estimated curie content removed from underground waste storage tanks during Phase 1, subsequent operations will focus on removal of tank heel wastes.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., West Valley, NY (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 754792
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/NE/44139-87; B-and-R-EX31-33000
R&D Project: OH 4001 WV (ADS Number); B&R EX31 33000; TRN: US0002988
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC24-81NE44139
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; VITRIFICATION; WASTE FORMS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; BOROSILICATE GLASS; STORAGE FACILITIES; WASTE RETRIEVAL; REMEDIAL ACTION
Citation Formats
Valenti, P J, and Elliott, D I. Operating experience during high-level waste vitrification at the West Valley Demonstration Project. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web. doi:10.2172/754792.
Valenti, P J, & Elliott, D I. Operating experience during high-level waste vitrification at the West Valley Demonstration Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/754792
Valenti, P J, and Elliott, D I. 1999.
"Operating experience during high-level waste vitrification at the West Valley Demonstration Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/754792. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/754792.
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title = {Operating experience during high-level waste vitrification at the West Valley Demonstration Project},
author = {Valenti, P J and Elliott, D I},
abstractNote = {This report provides a summary of operational experiences, component and system performance, and lessons learned associated with the operation of the Vitrification Facility (VF) at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP). The VF was designed to convert stored high-level radioactive waste (HLW) into a stable waste form (borosilicate glass) suitable for disposal in a federal repository. Following successful completion on nonradioactive test, HLW processing began in July 1995. Completion of Phase 1 of HLW processing was reached on 10 June 1998 and represented the processing of 9.32 million curies of cesium-137 (Cs-137) and strontium-90 (Sr-90) to fill 211 canisters with over 436,000 kilograms of glass. With approximately 85% of the total estimated curie content removed from underground waste storage tanks during Phase 1, subsequent operations will focus on removal of tank heel wastes.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1999},
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