Test plan for cryofracture demonstration, sampling, and analysis
This test plan defines basic test procedures for demonstrating the applicability of cryofracture techniques for size reduction of wastes at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). To demonstrate the cryofracture process, drums and boxes with simulated waste will be cryogenically cooled and then fractured in a hydraulic press. The cryofracture process was originally developed for the demilitarization of chemical and biological munitions. It is expected that cryofracture will provide a safe, simple, and reliable method of accessing and downsizing packaged wastes for subsequent treatment and disposal operations. The demonstration will include initial tests to determine rates of cryogenic cooling, cryofracture demonstration, characterization and documentation of cryofracture process end products, and a sampling program to simulate the extent of contamination dispersion during the cryofracture process. A description of test apparatus and test methods is provided in this plan. Quality assurance and safety requirements for this project are also identified. 9 figs., 7 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 5255581
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-WTD-9780; ON: DE91018833
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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