Melter Throughput Enhancements for High-Iron HLW
Creators
- 1. Department of Energy, Office of River Protection, Richland, Washington (United States)
- 2. The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (United States)
Description
This report describes work performed to develop and test new glass and feed formulations in order to increase glass melting rates in high waste loading glass formulations for HLW with high concentrations of iron. Testing was designed to identify glass and melter feed formulations that optimize waste loading and waste processing rate while meeting all processing and product quality requirements. The work included preparation and characterization of crucible melts to assess melt rate using a vertical gradient furnace system and to develop new formulations with enhanced melt rate. Testing evaluated the effects of waste loading on glass properties and the maximum waste loading that can be achieved. The results from crucible-scale testing supported subsequent DuraMelter 100 (DM100) tests designed to examine the effects of enhanced glass and feed formulations on waste processing rate and product quality. The DM100 was selected as the platform for these tests due to its extensive previous use in processing rate determination for various HLW streams and glass compositions
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Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 105 p.
- Report number
- ORP--54002-REV-0
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 44123012
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ABUNDANCE; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CRUCIBLES; FURNACES; GLASS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; IRON; LOADING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; TESTING; WASTE FORMS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING; METALS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- DE-AC27-99RL14047
- Funding organization
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (United States)
- Secondary number(s)
- OSTIID--1059419