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Vitrification facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/674668· OSTI ID:674668

This report is a description of the West Valley Demonstration Project`s vitrification facilities from the establishment of the West Valley, NY site as a federal and state cooperative project to the completion of all activities necessary to begin solidification of radioactive waste into glass by vitrification. Topics discussed in this report include the Project`s background, high-level radioactive waste consolidation, vitrification process and component testing, facilities design and construction, waste/glass recipe development, integrated facility testing, and readiness activities for radioactive waste processing.

Research Organization:
West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC24-81NE44139
OSTI ID:
674668
Report Number(s):
DOE/NE/44139--77; ON: DE99000735
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English