Immobilizing defense waste at the Savannah River Project

Conference · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6012202

Schneider, R F; Davis, J C; Mellen, J B

The Department of Energy is proceeding with a project to construct and operate a Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Plant. Because of the two phases in the waste, the project will consist of two distinct parts: the first to treat and immobilize the sludge portion of the waste, and the second to deal with the evaporated liquid portion or salt waste. Firm design for the sludge vitrification plant is now underway. The vitrification process using borosilicate glass as the matrix materials is discussed.

• Research Organization: Bechtel National, Inc., San Francisco, CA (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Plant
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6012202
• Report Number(s): DPSPU-83-30-4-Rev.; CONF-830347-2; ON: DE83012866
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BOROSILICATE GLASS
GLASS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SOLIDIFICATION
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES