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High temperature vitrification of surrogate Savannah River Site (SRS) mixed waste materials

Conference ·
OSTI ID:116615
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  1. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
  2. Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
  3. Clark Atlanta Univ., Atlanta, GA (United States)
The Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) has been funded through the DOE Office of Technology Development (DOE-OTD) to investigate high-temperature vitrification technologies for the treatment of diverse low-level and mixed wastes. High temperature vitrification is a likely candidate for processing heterogeneous solid wastes containing low levels of activity. Many SRS wastes fit into this category. Plasma torch technology is one high temperature vitrification method. A trial demonstration of plasma torch processing is being performed at the Georgia Institute of Technology on surrogate SRS wastes. This effort is in cooperation with the Engineering Research and Development Association of Georgia Universities (ERDA) program. The results of phase 1 of these plasma torch trials will be presented.
Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
116615
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS--95-0153; CONF-950401--29; ON: DE96001849
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English