Gas Generation Testing of Uranium Metal in Simulated K Basins Sludge and Grouted Sludge Waste Forms

Technical Report · Fri May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15007927· OSTI ID:15007927

Delegard, Calvin H; Schmidt, Andrew J; Sell, Rachel L; Sinkov, Sergei I; Bryan, Samuel A

The evolving plan for most of the KE and KW Basin sludges is disposition to WIPP as remote handled (RH) TRU. Because the hydrogen gas concentration in the sealed transportation cask destined for WIPP is limited by flammability safety, the number of containers and shipments to WIPP likely will be driven by the rate of hydrogen generated by the contained uranium metals reaction with water. Therefore, gas generation testing with uranium metal particles of known surface area and immobilized in candidate (grout) solidification matrices was used to identify the effectiveness of various candidate solidification matrices to inhibit the rate of the uranium metal-water reaction.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 15007927
• Report Number(s): PNNL-14733; 820101000; TRN: US0402609
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 21 May 2004
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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08 HYDROGEN
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
CASKS
CONTAINERS
FLAMMABILITY
HYDROGEN
MATRICES
MOLTEN METAL-WATER REACTIONS
SAFETY
SLUDGES
SOLIDIFICATION
SURFACE AREA
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WASTE FORMS
WATER
WIPP
ANOXIC
ACTIVATION ENERGY
CANISTER SLUDGE
CEMENT
FISSION PRODUCT GAS
FLOOR SLUDGE
FUEL
FUEL PARTICLES
GAS GENERATION
GAS EVOLUTION
GROUT
INHIBITION
IMMOBILIZATION
HANFORD SITE
HYDROGEN GAS
K EAST (KE) BASIN
K WEST (KW) BASIN
METALLIC URANIUM
OXYGEN-FREE
OXIDATION
REACTION RATE
REACTION RATE ENHANCEMENT FACTOR
SLUDGE
SLUDGE STORAGE
SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL
URANIUM CORROSION
URANIUM OXIDATION
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