Savannah River Laboratory's operating experience with glass melters

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5363379

Brown, F H; Randall, C T; Cosper, M B; Moseley, J P

The Department of Energy, with recommendations from the Du Pont Company, is proposing that a Defense Waste Processing Facility be constructed at the Savannah River Plant to immobilize radioactive The immobilization process is designed around the solidification of waste sludge in borosilicate glass. The Savannah River Laboratory, who is responsible for the solidification process development program, has completed an experimental program with one large-scale glass melter and just started up another melter. Experimental data indicate that process requirements can easily be met with the current design. 7 figures.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5363379
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-82-17; CONF-820424-18; ON: DE82015456
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BOROSILICATE GLASS
DATA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GLASS
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
MELTING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUMERICAL DATA
PERFORMANCE
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SLUDGES
SOLIDIFICATION
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING