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[en] Effluents released to the off gas during the in situ vitrification (ISV) of a test site have been characterized by Pacific Northwest Laboratory. The site consisted of a 19 L waste package of soil containing 600 nCi/g transuranic and 30,000 nCi/g mixed fission products surrounded by uncontaminated soil. Radioactive isotopes present in the package were 241Am, 238/239Pu, 137Cs, 106Ru, 90Sr, and 60Co. The ISV process melted the waste package and surrounding soil and immobilized the radionuclides in place, producing a durable, 8.6 metric ton glass and crystalline monolith. The test successfully demonstrated that the process provides containment of radioactive material. No release to the environment was detected during processing of cooldown. Due to the high temperature during processing, some gases were released into the off-gas hood that was over the test site. The hood was maintained at a slight negative pressure to contain any volatile or entrained material during processing. Gases passed from the hood to an off-gas treatment system where they were treated using a venturi-ejector scrubber, a tandem nozzle gas cleaner scrubber followed by a condenser, heater, and two stages of HEPA filters. The off-gas treatment system is located in the semi-trailer to allow transport of the process to other potential test sites. Retention of all radionuclides by the vitrified zone was greater than 99%. Soil-to-off-gas decontamination factors (DFs) for transuranic elements averaged greater than 4000 and for fission products, DFs ranged from 130 for 137Cs to 3100 for 90Sr. 7 references, 15 figures, 4 tables
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Aug 1984; 20 p; 18. DOE nuclear airborne waste management and air cleaning conference; Baltimore, MD (USA); 13-16 Aug 1984; CONF-840806--11; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE85000358
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Conference
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ALPHA-BEARING WASTES, AMERICIUM 241, CESIUM 137, COBALT 60, FISSION PRODUCTS, GASEOUS WASTES, IN-SITU PROCESSING, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO, OFF-GAS SYSTEMS, PLUTONIUM 238, PLUTONIUM 239, RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES, RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING, RUTHENIUM 106, SOILS, STABILITY, STRONTIUM 90, VITRIFICATION
ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, AMERICIUM ISOTOPES, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, CESIUM ISOTOPES, COBALT ISOTOPES, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, HEAVY NUCLEI, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPES, MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NUCLEAR FACILITIES, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, ODD-ODD NUCLEI, ORE PROCESSING, PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOACTIVE WASTES, RADIOISOTOPES, RUTHENIUM ISOTOPES, STRONTIUM ISOTOPES, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE PROCESSING, WASTES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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