Treatment and immobilization of intermediate level radioactive wastes

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7089519

Lerch, R. E.; Greenhalgh, W. O.; Partridge, J. A.; Richardson, G. L.

This paper discusses a new program underway to develop and demonstrate treatment and immobilization technologies for intermediate level wastes (ILW) generated in the nuclear fuel cycle. Initial work has defined the sources, quantities and types of wastes which comprise ILW. Laboratory studies are underway to define treatment technologies for liquid ILW which contains volatile contaminants and to define immobilization parameters for the residues resulting from treatment of ILW. Immobilization agents initially being evaluated for the various residues include cement, urea-formaldehyde, and bitumen although other immobilization agents will be studied. The program also includes development of acceptable test procedures for the final immobilized products as well as development of proposed criteria for storage, transportation, and disposal of the immobilized ILW. 20 figures, 10 tables.

• Research Organization: Hanford Engineering Development Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-14-2170
• OSTI ID: 7089519
• Report Number(s): HEDL-SA-1244; CONF-770512-20; TRN: 77-018740
• Resource Relation: Conference: Symposium on management of low level radioactive waste, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America (USA), 23 May 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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