An update on the quality assurance for the waste vitrification plants
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
- West Valley Demonstration Project, NY (USA)
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
Immobilization of high-level defense production wastes is an important step in environmental restoration. Currently, the best available technology for immobilization of this waste is by incorporation into borosilicate glass, i.e., vitrification. Three US sites are active in the design, construction, or operation of vitrification facilities. The status, facility description, and quality assurance development for each facility was presented at the 1989 Energy Division Conference (ASQC 1989). This paper presents the developments since that time. The West Valley Demonstration Project in northwestern New York State has demonstrated the technology; the Defense Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina as completed design, construction is essentially complete, and preparation for operation is underway; and the Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant in Washington State is in initial Detailed Design. 5 refs.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/EM
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 6892159
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SA-0982; CONF-9009153--2; ON: DE90017246
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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