Flashing Slurry Releases

Conference · Wed Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:919986

Schmitt, Bruce E; Young, Jonathan

The Hanford K Basin Closure Project involves the retrieval, transfer and processing of radioactive contaminated slurries containing partially corroded spent nuclear fuel from the K Basin spent fuel pools. The spent fuel is primarily metallic fuel from the operation of the Hanford reactors. The Sludge Treatment Project is being designed to treat and package this material in preparation for ultimate disposal. The processing of the contaminated slurries includes further corrosion of the remaining uncorroded uranium metal in a large heated vessel to form a more stable metal oxide for packaging and storage.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 919986
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-55037; 830403000; TRN: US0806542
• Resource Relation: Conference: EFCOG 17th Annual Safety Analysis Working Group Workshop, 10 pages
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
CLOSURES
CORROSION
FLASHING
NUCLEAR FUELS
OXIDES
PACKAGING
PROCESSING
SLUDGES
SLURRIES
SPENT FUELS
STORAGE
URANIUM