Vitrification at the Savannah River Site
Conference
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OSTI ID:5627419
Construction of the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site is nearing completion, and preparations are being made to start nonradioactive cold runs. Because quality assurance requirements for the DWPF are similar to those for the Hanford Waste Vitrification Project, this presentation describes: the need for the facility, the chemical processes involved in preparation of waste for vitrification, handling and preparing the product for storage, and the unique equipment developed for remote operation and maintenance.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- OSTI ID:
- 5627419
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-RP-89-782; CONF-8909110--6; ON: DE90001993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALUMINIUM
ELEMENTS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
LIQUID WASTES
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MATERIALS
METALS
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
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SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
SOLIDIFICATION
STORAGE
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM
ELEMENTS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXIDES
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PROCESSING
QUALITY ASSURANCE
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SLUDGES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM HYDROXIDES
SOLIDIFICATION
STORAGE
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTE STORAGE
WASTES