Assessment of incineration and melting treatment technologies for RWMC buried waste

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5664927· OSTI ID:5664927

Geimer, R; Hertzler, T; Gillins, R ^[1]; Anderson, G L ^[2]

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1. Science Applications International Corp., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

This report provides an identification, description, and ranking evaluation of the available thermal treatment technologies potentially capable of treating the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Radioactive Waste Management Complex (RWMC) buried mixed waste. The ranking evaluation focused separately upon incinerators for treatment of combustible wastes and melters for noncombustible wastes. The highest rank incinerators are rotary kilns and controlled air furnaces, while the highest rank melters are the hearth configuration plasma torch, graphite electrode arc, and joule-heated melters. 4 refs.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States); Science Applications International Corp., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5664927
• Report Number(s): EGG-WTD-10035; ON: DE92012522
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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