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Commercialization project of Ulchin vitrification

  • 1. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The Ulchin Vitrification Facility (UVF), to be used for the vitirification of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste (LILW) generated by nuclear power plants (NPPs), is the world's first commercial facility using Cold Crucible Induction Melter (CCIM) technology. The construction of the facility was begun in 2005 and was completed in 2007. From December 2007 to September 2009, all key performance tests, such as the system functional test, the cold test, the hot test, and the real waste test, were successfully carried out. The UVF commenced commercial operation in October 2009 for the vitrification of radioactive waste. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the 13th international conference on environmental remediation and radioactive waste management. Volume 1

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Imprint Place
New York (United States)
ISBN
978-0-7918-5452-5
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 13th international conference on environmental remediation and radioactive waste management. Volume 1
Imprint Pagination
543 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 33-35

Conference

Title
13. international conference on environmental remediation and radioactive waste management
Acronym
ICEM2010
Dates
3-7 Oct 2010
Place
Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)

Optional Information

Notes
4 refs., 2 figs.