Applications of a PACT-2 system for waste studies
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:111638
- Moser-Glaser & Co., Muttenz, (Switzerland)
- Retech, Inc., Ukiah, CA (United States)
A lab-size Plasma Arc Centrifugal Treatment (PACT) system has been operated with a variety of feedstocks containing surrogates for radioactive wastes. The system uses energy from an arc, between a plasma torch and a rotating 0.6 m (2 ft.) diameter tub, inside a sealed chamber to melt inorganic components of waste fed and to evaporate organic and other volatile components. Burnable substances are oxidized either in the primary chamber or in a downstream secondary combustion chamber. The PACT-2 system can readily be moved to a new treatment site in tow 2.4 m x 2.4 m x 6 m (8` x 8` x 20`) shipping containers.
- Research Organization:
- Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Coll. of Engineering and Mines; New Mexico State Univ., University Park, NM (United States); Waste-Management Education and Research Consortium (WERC), Las Cruces, NM (United States); USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 111638
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940225--Vol.3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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