Establishment of new disposal capacity for the Savannah River Plant

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7074073

Albenesius, E L; Wilhite, E L

Two new low-level waste (LLW) disposal sites for decontaminated salt solidified with cement and flyash (saltstone) and for conventional solid LLW are planned for SRP in th next several years. An above-ground vault disposal system for saltstone was designed to minimize impact on the environment by controlling permeability and diffusivity of the wasteform and concrete liner. The experimental program leading to the engineered disposal system included formulation studies, multiple approaches to measurement of permeability and diffusivity, extensive mathematical modeling, and large-scale lysimeter tests to validate model projections. The overall study is an example of the systems approach to disposal site design to achieve a predetermined performance objective. The same systems approach is being used to develop alternative designs for disposal of conventional LLW at the Savannah River Plant.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 7074073
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-86-108; CONF-860990-11; ON: DE87002658
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
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LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
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SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
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US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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