Process and transportation safety evaluation of a synthetic basaltic waste form

Several tests were performed to provide preliminary data to assess the qualifications of a simulated slagging-pyrolysis incinerated (SPI) transuranic waste form as a DOT proposed Low-Level Solid. The tests were performed to address: (1) the response of a simulated SPI-processed transuranic waste form to realistic process handling and transportation accident scenarios, and (2) the quantity of particulate production of the SPI processed simulated waste form subjected to Type A packaging test conditions as specified in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 173.398. Test results indicate that the simulated SPI waste form and packaging are capable of satisfying the Type A test conditions specified for the new proposed LLS category