Crystal Settling, Redox, and High Temperature Properties of ORP HLW and LAW Glasses (Final Report)

Technical Report · Tue Nov 12 23:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1105977· OSTI ID:1105977

Kruger, Albert A. ^[1]; Gan, H. ^[1]; Muller, I. S. ^[1]; McKeown, D. A. ^[1]; Chaudhuri, M. ^[1]; Feng, Z. ^[1]; Viragh, C. ^[1]; Wang, C. ^[1]; Cecil, R. ^[1]; Zhao, W. ^[1]; Kot, W. ^[1]; Joseph, I. ^[1]; Pegg, I. L. ^[1]

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1. Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)

The radioactive tank waste treatment programs at the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) have featured joule heated ceramic melter technology for the vitrification of high level waste (HLW). The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) employs this same basic technology not only for the vitrification of HLW streams but also for the vitrification of Low Activity Waste (LAW) streams. Because of the much greater throughput rates required of the WTP as compared to the vitrification facilities at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) or the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), the WTP employs advanced joule heated melters with forced mixing of the glass pool (bubblers) to improve heat and mass transport and increase melting rates.

• 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)
• Contributing Organization: Department of Energy - Office of River Protection, The Catholic University of America
• DOE Contract Number: AC27-08RV14800
• OSTI ID: 1105977
• Report Number(s): ORP--56295-Rev-0; VSL-09R1510-1 Rev 0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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