Treatability studies on mixed (radioactive and hazardous) M-Area F006 waste sludge: Vitrification via the Reactive Additive Stabilization Process (RASP)

Conference · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10157903

Jantzen, C M; Pickett, J B; Ramsey, W G; Beam, D C

Solidification of mixed (hazardous and radioactive) waste sludges into glass is being examined at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The M-Area operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in Aiken, South Carolina, produced reactor components for nuclear weapons materials for the US Department of Energy. The resulting waste is currently being stored in nine tanks. The total volume in storage of was initially {approximately}1,200,000 gallons of which {approximately} 1/3 is a gelatinous hydroxide sludge. Vitrification of the sludge into glass is an attractive option because it reduces the waste volume by {approximately}85% and reduces final disposal volume by 96% compared to alternative stabilization technologies. The large volume reductions allow for large associated savings in disposal and/or long term storage costs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10157903
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS--94-0160; CONF-940815--17; ON: DE94013292
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
BOROSILICATE GLASS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SLUDGES
VITRIFICATION
WASTE PROCESSING