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Characterization of and Waste Acceptance Radionuclides to be Reported for the Second Macro-Batch of High-Level Waste Sludge Being Vitrified in the DWPF Melter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

T.L. Fellinger ,
N.E. Bibler ,
W.T. Boyce  and
J.J. Olson
T.L. Fellinger
Affiliation:
Savannah River Technology Center, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, S.C. 29808
N.E. Bibler
Affiliation:
Savannah River Technology Center, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, S.C. 29808
W.T. Boyce
Affiliation:
Savannah River Technology Center, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, S.C. 29808
J.J. Olson
Affiliation:
Savannah River Technology Center, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, S.C. 29808
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Abstract

The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), at the Savannah River Site (SRS), is currently processing the second million gallon batch (Macro-Batch 2) of radioactive sludge slurry into a durable borosilicate glass for permanent geological disposal. To meet the reporting requirements as specified in the Department of Energy‘s Waste Acceptance Product Specifications (WAPS), for the final glass product, the nonradioactive and radioactive compositions must be provided for a Macro-Batch of material [1]. In order to meet this requirement, sludge slurry samples from Macro-Batch 2 were analyzed in the Shielded Cells Facility of the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC). This information is used to complete the necessary Production Records at DWPF so that the final glass product, resulting from Macro Batch 2, may be disposed of at a Federal Repository. This paper describes the results obtained from the analyses of the sludge slurry samples taken from Macro-Batch 2 to meet the reporting requirements of the WAPS. Twenty eight elements were identified for the nonradioactive composition and thirty one for the radioactive composition. The reportable radioisotopes range from C-14 to Cm-246.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 608: Symposium QQ – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXIII , 1999 , 607
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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