Zeolite Vitrification Demonstration Program nonradioactive-process operations summary

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6810867· OSTI ID:6810867

Bryan, G H; Knox, C A; Goles, R G; Ethridge, L J; Siemens, D H

The Submerged Demineralizer System is a process developed to decontaminate high-activity level water at Three Mile Island by sorbing the activity (primarily Cs and Sr) onto beds of zeolite. Pacific Northwest Laboratory's Zeolite Vitrification Demonstration Program has the responsibility of demonstrating the full-scale vitrification of this zeolite material. The first phase of this program has been to develop a glass formulation and demonstrate the vitrification process with the use of nonradioactive materials. During this phase, four full-scale nonradioactive demonstration runs were completed. The same zeolite mixture being used in the SDS system was loaded with nonradioactive isotopes of Cs and Sr, dried, blended with glass-forming chemicals and fed to a canister in an in-can melter furnace. During each run, the gaseous effluents were sampled. After each run, glass samples were removed and analyzed.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6810867
• Report Number(s): GEND-024; ON: DE82021310
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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