Development of Infrared Welder for Sealing of Polyethylene TRU-Waste Containers

Technical Report · Tue Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:6290711

Milling, R B

Engineers at the Savannah River Technology Center have successfully performed infrared welding of High Density Polyethylene test specimens to prove the feasibility of using the infrared welding process in the HANDSS-55-TRU-Waste Repackaging Module.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 6290711
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR-99-00107; ON: DE00007964
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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