Final Report Start-Up and Commissioning Tests on the DuraMelter 1200 HLW Pilot Melter System Using AZ-101 HLW Simulants

Technical Report · Thu Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1034650· OSTI ID:1034650

Matlack, Keith S. ^[1]; Kot, Wing K. ^[1]; Brandys, Marek ^[1]; Wilson, Charles N. ^[1]; Schatz, Timothy R. ^[1]; Gong, Weiliang ^[1]; Pegg, Ian L. ^[1]; Kruger, Albert ^[2]

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1. The Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC (United States)
2. USDOE Office of River Protection (ORP), Richland, WA (United States)

This document provides the final report on data and results obtained from commissioning tests performed on the one-third scale DuraMelter{trademark} 1200 (DM 1200) HLW Pilot Melter system that has been installed at VSL with an integrated prototypical off-gas treatment system. That system has replaced the DM1000 system that was used for HLW throughput testing during Part BI [1]. Both melters have similar melt surface areas (1.2 m{sup 2}) but the DM1200 is prototypical of the present RPP-WTP HLW melter design whereas the DM1000 was not. These tests were performed under a corresponding RPP-WTP Test Specification and associated Test Plan. This report is a followup to the previously issued Preliminary Data Summary Report. The DM1200 system will be used for testing and confirmation of basic design, operability, flow sheet, and process control assumptions as well as for support of waste form qualification and permitting. This will include data on processing rates, off-gas treatment system performance, recycle stream compositions, as well as process operability and reliability. Consequently, this system is a key component of the overall HLW vitrification development strategy. The results presented in this report are from the initial series of short-duration tests that were conducted to support the start-up and commissioning of this system prior to conducting the main body of development tests that have been planned for this system. These tests were directed primarily at system 'debugging,' operator training, and procedure refinement. The AZ-101 waste simulant and glass composition that was used for previous testing was selected for these tests.

• Research Organization: Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States); USDOE Office of River Protection (ORP), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC27-08RV14800
• OSTI ID: 1034650
• Report Number(s): ORP--51437 Rev 0; VSL-01R0100-2, Rev. 0, 1/20/2003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
COMMISSIONING
DESIGN
FLOWSHEETS
GLASS
PERFORMANCE
PROCESS CONTROL
PROCESSING
RELIABILITY
SPECIFICATIONS
START-UP
SURFACE AREA
TESTING
TRAINING
VITRIFICATION
WASTE FORMS
WASTES