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High-Level Waste Melter Study Report.

DE2001786808

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Perez, J. M.; Bickford, D. F.; Day, D. E.; Kim, D. S.; Lambert, S. L.
Page Count	320
Abstract	At the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, the path to site cleanup involves vitrification of the majority of the wastes that currently reside in large underground tanks. A Joule-heated glass melter is the equipment of choice for vitrifying the high-level fraction of these wastes. Even though this technology has general national and international acceptance, opportunities may exist to improve or change the technology to reduce the enormous cost of accomplishing the mission of site cleanup. Consequently, the U.S. Department of Energy requested the staff of the Tanks Focus Area to review immobilization technologies, waste forms, and modifications to requirements for solidification of the high-level waste fraction at Hanford to determine what aspects could affect cost reductions with reasonable long-term risk. The results of this study are summarized in this report.
Keywords	High level radioactive wastes Ceramic melters Vitrification Underground tanks Risks Cleanup
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200302
Contract Number	AC06-76RLO1830

High-Level Waste Melter Study Report.

High-Level Waste Melter Study Report.
DE2001786808

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Perez, J. M.; Bickford, D. F.; Day, D. E.; Kim, D. S.; Lambert, S. L.
Page Count	320
Abstract	At the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, the path to site cleanup involves vitrification of the majority of the wastes that currently reside in large underground tanks. A Joule-heated glass melter is the equipment of choice for vitrifying the high-level fraction of these wastes. Even though this technology has general national and international acceptance, opportunities may exist to improve or change the technology to reduce the enormous cost of accomplishing the mission of site cleanup. Consequently, the U.S. Department of Energy requested the staff of the Tanks Focus Area to review immobilization technologies, waste forms, and modifications to requirements for solidification of the high-level waste fraction at Hanford to determine what aspects could affect cost reductions with reasonable long-term risk. The results of this study are summarized in this report.
Keywords	High level radioactive wastes Ceramic melters Vitrification Underground tanks Risks Cleanup
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200302
Contract Number	AC06-76RLO1830