Vitrification of Three Low-Activity Radioactive Waste Streams from Hanford

The Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) used radioactive waste samples from Hanford to demonstrate a process being considered by British Nuclear Fuels Limited, Incorporated (BNFL) for immobilization of this waste. The paper being outlined in this summary will describe vitrification of the low-activity waste (LAW) streams resulting when three radioactive supernate samples were treated to remove the major radionuclides. Characterization of the resulting glass waste form showed that it met waste loading, durability, and leach resistance requirements set by the Department of Energy (DOE)