Small-scale integrated demonstration of high-level radioactive waste processing and vitrification using actual SRP waste

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6887038

Woolsey, G. B.; Baumgarten, P. K.; Eibling, R. E.; Ferguson, R. B.

A small-scale pilot plant for chemical processing and vitrification of actual high-level waste has been constructed at the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL). This fully integrated facility has been constructed in six shielded cells and has eight major unit operations. Equipment performance and processing characteristics of the unit operations are reported.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6887038
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-81-4; CONF-810217-9; TRN: 81-004584
• Resource Relation: Conference: ANS waste management conference, Tucson, AZ, USA, 23 Feb 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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SOLIDIFICATION
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GLASS
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PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POLLUTANTS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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