Experimental joule-heated ceramic melter for converting radioactive waste to glass

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6792522

Chismar, P. H.

A small electric melter was developed to implement studies for converting radioactive waste to glass at the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL). The ceramic-lined, joule-heated melter has been in operation for ten months. During this period, simulated, high-level-waste, calcined materials and frit were processed at rates of 2 to 15 g/min. The melt chamber is 7.6-cm wide, 22.9-cm long and 7.6-cm deep. The total power consumption is 3.5 KVA when the glass processing temperature is 1150/sup 0/C. A similar unit will be in operation in FY-1979 in the SRL high-level cells.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 6792522
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-78-59; CONF-781105-76
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

052001* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Waste Processing
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MELTING
OPERATION
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SOLIDIFICATION
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES