Buried waste containment system materials. Final Report

Weidner, J R; Shaw, P G

doi:10.2172/578546

Title: Buried waste containment system materials. Final Report

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This report describes the results of a test program to validate the application of a latex-modified cement formulation for use with the Buried Waste Containment System (BWCS) process during a proof of principle (POP) demonstration. The test program included three objectives. One objective was to validate the barrier material mix formulation to be used with the BWCS equipment. A basic mix formula for initial trials was supplied by the cement and latex vendors. The suitability of the material for BWCS application was verified by laboratory testing at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). A second objective was to determine if the POP BWCS material emplacement process adversely affected the barrier material properties. This objective was met by measuring and comparing properties of material prepared in the INEEL Materials Testing Laboratory (MTL) with identical properties of material produced by the BWCS field tests. These measurements included hydraulic conductivity to determine if the material met the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements for barriers used for hazardous waste sites, petrographic analysis to allow an assessment of barrier material separation and segregation during emplacement, and a set of mechanical property tests typical of concrete characterization. The third objective was to measuremore »« less

Authors:: Weidner, J R; Shaw, P G

Publication Date:: Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

Research Org.:: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 578546

Report Number(s):: INEEL/EXT-97-01032
R&D Project: EW4010; ON: DE98051444; BR: ID77SS21; TRN: 98:004378

DOE Contract Number:: AC07-94ID13223

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: Oct 1997

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS; PROGRESS REPORT; PERFORMANCE TESTING; CEMENTS; LATEX; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; VISCOSITY; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; BULK DENSITY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

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