Pacific Northwest Laboratory monthly report to Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Space and Special Purposes Division, for October 1975

Technical Report · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4111833· OSTI ID:4111833

Fullam, H T

At Hanford, strontium will be separated from the high-level waste, then converted to the fluoride, and doubly encapsulated in small, high-integrity containers for subsequent long-term storage. The fluoride conversion, encapsulation and storage will take place in the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facilities (WESF). This encapsulated strontium fluoride represents an economical source of $sup 90$Sr if the WESF capsule can be licensed for heat source applications under anticipated use conditions. The objectives of this program are to obtain the data needed to license $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$ heat sources and specifically the WESF $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$ capsules. The information needed for licensing can be divided into three general areas: long-term SrF$sub 2$ compatibility data; chemical and physical property data on $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$; and capsule property data such as external corrosion resistance, crush strength, etc. The current program is designed to provide the required information. (auth)

• Research Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: E(45-1)-1830
• NSA Number: NSA-33-012184
• OSTI ID: 4111833
• Report Number(s): BNWL-1845-17
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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