Disposal of vitrified M-area waste at the Savannah River Site

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:436841

Whited, A R; Fjeld, R A ^[1]; Cook, J R; Jantzen, C M; Pickett, J B ^[2]

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1. Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
2. Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)

Approximately 2520 m{sup 3} (660 000 gal) of F006 listed low-level mixed waste sludge currently stored in M-area at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is scheduled to be vitrified in March 1996. The M-area is the Reactor Materials Department at SRS. The waste sludge accumulated as a result of plating line, metal finishing, and aluminum forming operations used to produce nickel-plated, aluminum-clad depleted-uranium targets for {sup 239}Pu production. Nickel and uranium are the principal contaminants responsible for the mixed waste designation. Volume reduction associated with vitrification will yield {approximately}380 m{sup 3} (100,000 gal) of waste glass. The fate of the final waste form, 71-gal steel drums filled with ovoid glass chips on the order of a few centimeters in diameter, is uncertain at present. This paper describes disposal options and waste performance considerations.

• OSTI ID: 436841
• Report Number(s): CONF-9606116--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Vol. 74; ISSN TANSAO; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LEACHING
NICKEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
TARGETS