Electrical resistivities of glass melts containing simulated SRP waste sludges. [For melter design]

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6525119

Wiley, J R

One option for the long-term management of radioactive waste at the Savannah River Plant is to solidify the waste in borosilicate glass by using a continuous, joule-heated, ceramic melter. Electrical resistivities that are needed for melter design were measured for melts of two borosilicate, glass-forming mixtures, each of which was combined with various amounts of several simulated-waste sludges. The simulated sludge spanned the composition range of actual sludges sampled from SRP waste tanks. Resistivities ranged from 6 to 10 ohm-cm at 500/sup 0/C. Melt composition and temperature were correlated with resistivity. Resistivity was not a simple function of viscosity. 15 figures, 4 tables.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Ecology Lab., Aiken, SC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 6525119
• Report Number(s): DP-1488
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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