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Murmansk Initiative - RF: Test Operation.

DE2005833218

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Czakowski, C.; Wester, D. W.; Dyer, R. S.; Soerlie, A. A.; Moller, B.
Page Count	12
Abstract	The Murmansk Initiative-RF (MI) was conceived to provide the Russian Federation (RF) with the capacity to manage low-level liquid radioactive waste (LLRW) and comply with the requirements of the London Convention that prohibit ocean dumping. The trilateral project among Norway, the RF, and the United States of America (U.S.) began in 1994 and was the first to utilize exclusively Russian subcontractors to upgrade and expand an existing LLRW treatment plant on the premises of RTP Atomflot in Murmansk, Russia. The project moved quickly through the design phase. Progress during the construction phase was somewhat slower because of difficulties with acquisition of hardware, inexperience with automated instrumentation and control equipment, and unexpected design changes in the cementation unit. The project advanced into the test-operation phase, which is currently underway, in June 2001. Initial runs with liquid waste have revealed that procedures for unloading spent ion-exchange sorbents could be improved and that sludges formed during removal of alkaline-earth metals should be compacted in order for the facility to operate at its full potential. Resolution of these issues is expected within the next few months.
Keywords	Low-level radioactive wastes Russian Federation Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste facilities International cooperation Operations Testing Liquid
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY.; Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA. and Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200521

Murmansk Initiative - RF: Test Operation.

Murmansk Initiative - RF: Test Operation.
DE2005833218

Publication Date	2002
Personal Author	Czakowski, C.; Wester, D. W.; Dyer, R. S.; Soerlie, A. A.; Moller, B.
Page Count	12
Abstract	The Murmansk Initiative-RF (MI) was conceived to provide the Russian Federation (RF) with the capacity to manage low-level liquid radioactive waste (LLRW) and comply with the requirements of the London Convention that prohibit ocean dumping. The trilateral project among Norway, the RF, and the United States of America (U.S.) began in 1994 and was the first to utilize exclusively Russian subcontractors to upgrade and expand an existing LLRW treatment plant on the premises of RTP Atomflot in Murmansk, Russia. The project moved quickly through the design phase. Progress during the construction phase was somewhat slower because of difficulties with acquisition of hardware, inexperience with automated instrumentation and control equipment, and unexpected design changes in the cementation unit. The project advanced into the test-operation phase, which is currently underway, in June 2001. Initial runs with liquid waste have revealed that procedures for unloading spent ion-exchange sorbents could be improved and that sludges formed during removal of alkaline-earth metals should be compacted in order for the facility to operate at its full potential. Resolution of these issues is expected within the next few months.
Keywords	Low-level radioactive wastes Russian Federation Radioactive waste management Radioactive waste facilities International cooperation Operations Testing Liquid
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY.; Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA.; Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA. and Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200521