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MIXED WASTE FOCUS AREA DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES TO CHARACTERIZE REMOTE-HANDLED TRANSURANIC WASTES

Whitney St. Michel, Jack Hartwell

2000enwaste managementtransuranic wastecharacterizationgas generationtechnology development

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The Mixed Waste Focus Area (MWFA) is funding the development of technologies to support the treatment and disposal of the Department of Energy’s remote-handled transuranic (RH-TRU) wastes. Three areas of need were identified in support of this objective: characterization of the radionuclide content to meet disposal facility waste acceptance criteria and transportation requirements, determination of the gas generation potential of these wastes to meet shipping requirements, and techniques to physically move the waste through certification and treatment processes to meet site ALARA concerns. The MWFA is currently supporting the development of three technologies for non-destructive assay of RH-TRU wastes and two projects for data collection and analysis of headspace gases to determine flammable gas generation rates. Work in the material handling area will commence in March, evaluating site needs and current technical capabilities, both commercially and laboratory-based. Development schedules and program summaries of each MWFA-supported activity are discussed in this paper.

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