Americium/Curium Vitrification Pilot Tests - Part II
Conference
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OSTI ID:651647
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, AIKEN, SC (United States)
Isotopes of americium (Am) and curium (Cm) were produced in the past at the Savannah River Site (SRS) for research, medical, and radiological applications. These highly radioactive and valuable isotopes have been stored in an SRS reprocessing facility for a number of years. Vitrification of this solution will allow the material to be more safely stored until it is transported to the DOE Oak Ridge Reservation for use in research and medical applications. A previous paper described operation results from the Am-Cm Melter 2A pilot system, a full-scale non-radioactive pilot facility. This paper presents the results from continued testing in the Pilot Facility and also describes efforts taken to look at alternative vitrification process operations and flowsheets designed to address the problems observed during melter 2A pilot testing.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC (United States); Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-96SR18500
- OSTI ID:
- 651647
- Report Number(s):
- WSRC-MS--97-00850; CONF-980521--; ON: DE98052999; CNN: DE-AC09-96SR18500
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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