Field lysimeter investigations: Low-level waste data base development program for fiscal year 1995. Volume 8, Annual report, October 1994-- September 1995

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/270326· OSTI ID:270326

McConnell, Jr, J W; Rogers, R D; Larsen, I L ^[1]; Jastrow, J D ^[2]; Sanford, W E ^[3]; Sullivan, T M ^[4]

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1. Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
3. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
4. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)

The Field Lysimeter Investigations: Low-Level Waste Data Base Development Program, funded by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is (a) studying the degradation effects in organic ion-exchange resins caused by radiation, (b) examining the adequacy of test procedures recommended in the Branch Technical Position on Waste Form to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 61 using solidified ion-exchange resins, (c) obtaining performance information on solidified ion- exchange resins in a disposal environment, and (d) determining the condition of liners used to dispose the ion-exchange resins. Compressive test results of 12-year-old cement and vinyl ester- styrene solidified waste form samples are presented, which show effects of aging and self-irradiation. Results of the tenth year of data acquisition from the field testing are presented and discussed. During the continuing field testing, both portland type I-II cement and Dow vinyl ester-styrene waste form samples are being tested in lysimeter arrays located at Argonne National Laboratory-East in Illinois and at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The study is designed to provide continuous data on nuclide release and movement, as well as environmental conditions, over a 20-year period.

• Research Organization: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Washington, DC (United States). Div. of Regulatory Applications; Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 270326
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-5229-Vol.8; INEL-94/0278-Vol.8; ON: TI96011753; TRN: 96:016936
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
WASTE FORMS
RADIATION EFFECTS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
RESINS
CEMENTS
STYRENE
LYSIMETERS
MEASURING METHODS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
ION EXCHANGE
SOLIDIFICATION
FIELD TESTS
AGING
PROGRESS REPORT