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Baker, M.N.; Fussner, R.J.
West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., West Valley, NY (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)1997
West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., West Valley, NY (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)1997
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[en] The Integrated Radwaste Treatment System (IRTS) at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) is a pretreatment scheme to reduce the amount of salts in the high-level radioactive waste (vitrification) stream. Following removal of cesium-137 (Cs-137) by ion-exchange in the Supernatant Treatment System (STS), the radioactive waste liquid is volume-reduced by evaporation. Trace amounts of Cs-137 in the resulting distillate are removed by ion-exchange, then the distillate is discharged to the existing plant water treatment system. The concentrated product, 37 to 41 percent solids by weight, is encapsulated in cement producing a stable, low-level waste form. The Integrated Radwaste Treatment System (IRTS) operated in this mode from May 1988 through November 1990, decontaminating 450,000 gallons of high-level waste liquid; evaporating and encapsulating the resulting concentrates into 10,393 71-gallon square drums. A number of process changes and variations from the original operating plan were required to increase the system flow rate and minimize waste volumes. This report provides a summary of work performed to operate the IRTS, including system descriptions, process highlights, and lessons learned
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May 1997; 31 p; CONTRACT AC24-81NE44139; Also available from OSTI as DE97006912; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep
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