High-Level Waste Melter Study Report.

Perez, J. M. ; Bickford, D. F. ; Day, D. E. ; Kim, D. S. ; Lambert, S. L.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: High level radioactive wastes;    Ceramic melters;    Vitrification;    Underground tanks;    Risks;   

RP-ID  :  DE2001786808

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

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.