Features of a radioactive liquid-fed ceramic melter system

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6839349

Holton, Jr, L K; Berger, D N; Bjorklund, W J; Dierks, R D

Pacific Northwest Laboratory has remotely installed a Pilot-Scale Radioactive Liquid-Fed Ceramic Melter (RLFCM) System for conversion of high-level liquid wastes to borosilicate glass in shielded manipulator cells located at Hanford, Washington. The Pilot-Scale RLFCM System consists of a RLFCM, canister handling turnable, glass-level detection system and supporting waste preparation, off-gas treatment, and condensate treatment racks. The Pilot-Scale RLFCM System, which incorporates many of the design features planned for production-scale waste vitrification facilities, will be operated with radioactive wastes to test remote equipment features. Special devices were designed and engineered to assist in remote installation operation and maintenance of the equipment system. This paper discusses the remote features of this vitrification system.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 6839349
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-12282; CONF-840614-59; ON: DE84013266
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
BOROSILICATE GLASS
CERAMIC MELTERS
CONTROL
ELECTRIC FURNACES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
FURNACES
GLASS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PILOT PLANTS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REMOTE CONTROL
REMOTE HANDLING
SOLIDIFICATION
VITRIFICATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES