Melt Rate Improvement for DWPF MB3: Melt Rate Furnace Testing

Stone, M.E.

Savannah River Site (S.C.)

关键词: Radioactive Waste Facilities;    Waste Forms;    Radioactive Waste Processing;    Performance Testing;    Efficiency;   

DOI  :  10.2172/783821
RP-ID  :  WSRC-TR-2001-00146
RP-ID  :  AC09-96SR18500
RP-ID  :  783821

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) would like to increase its canister production rate. The goal of this study is to improve the melt rate in DWPF specifically for Macrobatch 3. However, the knowledge gained may result in improved melting efficiencies translating to future DWPF macrobatches and in higher throughput for other Department of Energy's (DOE) melters. Increased melting efficiencies decrease overall operational costs by reducing the immobilization campaign time for a particular waste stream. For melt rate limited systems, a small increase in melting efficiency translates into significant hard dollar savings by reducing life cycle operational costs.