In situ vitrification A review.

In situ vitrification [electronic resource] : A review.

The in situ vitrification process (ISV) converts contaminated soils and sludges to a glass and crystalline product. The process appears to be ideally suited for on site treatment of both wet and dry wastes. Basically, the system requires four molybdenum electrodes, an electrical power system for vit...

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Online Access: Online Access (via OSTI)
Corporate Author: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Researcher)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, 1989.
Subjects:
Alpha-Bearing Wastes.
Radioactive Waste Disposal.
In-Situ Processing.
Reviews.
Low-Level Radioactive Wastes.
Off-Gas Systems.
Portable Equipment.
Document Types.
Equipment.
Management.
Materials.
Processing.
Radioactive Materials.
Radioactive Wastes.
Waste Disposal.
Waste Management.
Wastes.
Management Of Radioactive And Non-Radioactive Wastes From Nuclear Facilities.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials.
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Summary:The in situ vitrification process (ISV) converts contaminated soils and sludges to a glass and crystalline product. The process appears to be ideally suited for on site treatment of both wet and dry wastes. Basically, the system requires four molybdenum electrodes, an electrical power system for vitrifying the soil, a hood to trap gaseous effluents, an off-gas treatment system, an off-gas cooling system, and a process control station. Mounted in three transportable trailers, the ISV process can be moved from site to site. The process has the potential for treating contaminated soils at most 13 m deep. The ISV project has won a number of outstanding achievement awards. The process has also been patented with exclusive worldwide rights being granted to Battelle Memorial Institute for nonradioactive applications. While federal applications still belong to the Department of Energy, Battelle transferred the rights of ISV for non-federal government, chemical hazardous wastes to a separate corporation in 1989 called Geosafe. This report gives a review of the process including current operational behavior and applications.
Item Description:Published through SciTech Connect.
11/01/1989.
"ornl/tm-11293"
"DE90003379"
Cole, L.L.; Fields, D.E.
Physical Description:Pages: (21 p) : digital, PDF file.

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