Published April 18, 1997 | Version v1
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Tank closure reducing grout

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Description

A reducing grout has been developed for closing high level waste tanks at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, South Carolina. The grout has a low redox potential, which minimizes the mobility of Sr90, the radionuclide with the highest dose potential after closure. The grout also has a high pH which reduces the solubility of the plutonium isotopes. The grout has a high compressive strength and low permeability, which enhances its ability to limit the migration of contaminants after closure. The grout was designed and tested by Construction Technology Laboratories, Inc. Placement methods were developed by the Savannah River Site personnel

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Available from INIS in electronic form and/or on microfiche ; Also available from OSTI as DE98051500; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
236 p.
Report number
WSRC-TR--97-0102

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
29036538
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
GROUTING; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MIGRATION; PERMEABILITY; PLUTONIUM; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; STRONTIUM 90; TANKS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CONTAINERS; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC09-96SR18500
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States).