Low-level liquid waste disposal at the Savannah River Site: A large scale demonstration of saltstone

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5790597

Clark, S B; Wilhite, E L

Lysimeters are large-scale, field experiments used at the Savannah River Site (SRS) to measure the effect of percolating rainfall on the release of contaminants from wasteforms. The saltstone lysimeters described are demonstrations of a disposal concept for a low-level radioactive waste resulting from the processing of high-level defense waste for vitrification. Results from the lysimeters confirm the efficacy of the slag formulation in retaining chromium and technetium. Lysimeter results were also useful in validating mathematical models used in predicting environmental effects of saltstone disposal in engineered vaults. 7 refs., 3 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5790597
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-90-210; CONF-910270--68; ON: DE92009907
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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053002 -- Nuclear Fuels-- Environmental Aspects-- Radioactive Effluents-- (1992-)
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
BUILDING MATERIALS
CEMENTS
DISPERSIONS
DISSOLUTION
GROUND DISPOSAL
LEACHING
LIQUID WASTES
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
LYSIMETERS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MIXTURES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
SODIUM NITRATES
SOLIDIFICATION
SOLUTIONS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE FORMS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES