Minimum additive waste stabilization (MAWS)
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corp., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Low-level radioactive and mixed waste remediation is a major concern at US Department of Energy (DOE) sites across the country. The objective of the Minimum Additive Waste Stabilization (MAWS) Program is to demonstrate a synergistic combination of technologies that makes treatment by vitrification an economical alternative to cementation for some types of low-level radioactive and mixed waste. Information and expertise gained from the MAWS demonstration will be useful to all other DOE sites considering vitrification as a waste treatment alternative. This program is providing information that shows how vitrification will work as a treatment for low-level radioactive wastes and mixed wastes and how it may be integrated with other treatment technologies before vitrification can be recommended as a treatment method for multimillion dollar remediation projects. A cost analysis illustrated how millions of dollars could be saved in the remediation efforts at the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) located near Cincinnati, Ohio. If the MAWS demonstration is successful, the technology may be adapted for further use in the DOE complex.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 10175354
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CMT/CP-82121; CONF-940853-5; ON: DE94017078
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Summer meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers,Denver, CO (United States),14-17 Aug 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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