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Title: Chloride removal from vitrification offgas

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/95211· OSTI ID:95211
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  1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)

This study identified and investigated techniques of selectively purging chlorides from the low-level waste (LLW) vitrification process with the purge stream acceptable for burial on the Hanford Site. Chlorides will be present in high concentration in several individual feeds to the LLW Vitrification Plant. The chlorides are highly volatile in combustion type melters and are readily absorbed by wet scrubbing of the melter offgas. The Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) process flow sheets show that the resulting chloride rich scrub solution is recycled back to the melter. The chlorides must be purged from the recycle loop to prevent the buildup of excessively high chloride concentrations.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States); Fluor Daniel, Inc., Irvine, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-87RL10930
OSTI ID:
95211
Report Number(s):
WHC-SD-WM-TI-702; ON: DE95015585; TRN: 95:018568
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English