Computer Simulation Study of the Behavior of Noble Metals in the WTP HLW Melter, VSL-05R5740-2, Rev. 0 (August 2005)

Technical Report · Mon Aug 08 04:00:00 EDT 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2283075· OSTI ID:2283075

Chapman, Christopher C. ^[1]; Lutze, Werner ^[2]; Kruger, Albert ^[3]

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1. EnergySolutions, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); Duratek, Inc., Columbia, MD (United States)
2. EnergySolutions, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (United States)
3. USDOE Office of River Protection (ORP), Richland, WA (United States)

This report is based on work conducted by Glass Service, Inc. under sub-contract to the Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) of The Catholic University of America. VSL has performed analysis, testing, and modeling work in support of the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) high level waste (HLW) vitrification program. Data from tests in which simulated waste feed was spiked with Ru, Rh, and Pd or Ru only were provided to Glass Service, Inc. for them to model the behavior of noble metals in the DM1200 melter. The test data and modeling results serve to calibrate the Glass Services model, which can then be used to investigate various test cases for the full-scale WTP HLW melter. The goal of the present work was to use the calibrated Glass Services computer code to mathematically model the transport and settling of noble metals in the WTP HLW melter.

• Research Organization: Hanford Site (HNF), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• DOE Contract Number: AC27-01RV14136
• OSTI ID: 2283075
• Report Number(s): ORP--58617-Rev.0; VSL-05R5740-2, Rev. 0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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