Preliminary Analysis of Species Partitioning in the DWPF Melter - Sludge Batch 7b
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
The goal of the work described in this report is to provide additional off-gas carryover data from the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) melter to support the estimation of off-gas carryover rates from the Low Activity Waste (LAW) melter at the Hanford Site. Of particular interest is to determine the volatility of technetium-99 (Tc-99), which is a key isotope of concern for disposal and is a significant challenge to retain in glass in the Hanford waste treatment flowsheet. Since the DWPF melter is not equipped with routine offgas monitoring and/or sampling capabilities, the off-gas carryover data had to be extracted using component mass balance of the measured feed and pour stream (PS) glass compositions under time-averaged melter operating conditions over the duration of one canister-filling cycle, typically 20-25 hours. The method was first tested using the Sludge Batch 6 (SB6) PS sample data taken while Canister #3472 was being filled on 12/20/2010, approximately three months after the (argon) glass bubblers were installed. The method was tested again using the SB7a PS sample data taken while Canister #3619 was being filled on 8/5/2011 with the glass bubblers in operation.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- OSTI ID:
- 1527155
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI-2018-00644
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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