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Glass strategy: Hanford’s enhanced waste glass program
The mission of the Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection (ORP) is to complete the safe cleanup of waste resulting from decades of nuclear weapons development. One of the most technologically challenging responsibilities is the safe disposition of approximately 56 million gallons of radioactive waste historically stored in 177 tanks at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
ORP has a clear incentive to reduce the overall mission duration and cost. One pathway is to develop and deploy innovative technical solutions that can advance baseline flow sheets toward higher efficiency operations while reducing identified risks without compromising safety. Vitrification is the baseline process that will convert both high-level and low-level radioactive waste at Hanford into a stable glass waste form for long-term storage and disposal.
Although vitrification is a mature technology, there are key areas where technology can further reduce operational risks, advance baseline processes to maximize waste throughput, and provide the underpinning to enhance operational flexibility; all steps in reducing mission duration and cost.
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Relative Proliferation Risks for Different Fuel Cycle Arrangements
Meng Yue, Lap-Yan Cheng, Robert A. Bari
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 1-17
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4058
Development and Validation of a Porous-Medium Computational Fluid Dynamics Model for a Fast Boron Shutdown System
Timothy J. Drzewiecki, Brian L. Mount, Martin Lopez de Bertodano
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 18-31
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4059
Validation of the TASS/SMR and MARS Codes for a Natural-Circulation Experiment at the VISTA Facility
Y. J. Chung, S. H. Yang, H. K. Kim, M. K. Chung, K. K. Kim
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 32-42
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4060
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Natural Convection in Geometrically Modeled Core Catcher of the Liquid-Metal-Cooled Fast Reactor
Anil Kumar Sharma, Sanjay Kumar Das, J. Harvey
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 43-52
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4061
A Benchmark System for Comparing Reliability Modeling Approaches for Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems
Jason Kirschenbaum, Paolo Bucci, Michael Stovsky, Diego Mandelli, Tunc Aldemir, Michael Yau, Sergio Guarro, Eylem Ekici, Steven A. Arndt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 53-95
Technical Paper | Nuclear Plant Operations and Control | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4062
Low-Burnup Irradiation Behavior of Fast Reactor Metal Fuels Containing Minor Actinides
Hirokazu Ohta, Takanari Ogata, Takeshi Yokoo, Michel Ougier, Jean-Paul Glatz, Bruno Fontaine, Laurent Breton
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 96-110
Technical Paper | Materials for Nuclear Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4063
Accelerator-Based Target Design and Optimization Driven by High-Energy Electron Beams and Proton Beams for the Analysis of Neutron Generation Characteristics
Yaxi Liu, Man-Sung Yim, David McNelis
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 111-123
Technical Paper | Accelerators | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4064
Elemental Analysis of Neutron-Induced Gamma-Ray Spectra for Detection of Hazardous Materials
Bin Liu, Xuefeng Lv, Shiliang Zhou, Ying Wu
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 1 | January 2009 | Pages 124-131
Technical Note | Radiation Measurements and Instrumentation | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4065
On an Improved Design of a Fluidized Bed Nuclear Reactor - II: Linear Stability and Transient Analysis
Alexander Agung, Danny Lathouwers, Tim H. J. J. van der Hagen, Hugo van Dam, Christopher C. Pain
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 133-144
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4081
Transient Heat Transfer Characteristics Between Molten Fuel and Steel with Steel Boiling in the CABRI-TPA2 Test
Hidemasa Yamano, Yu-Ichi Onoda, Yoshiharu Tobita, Ikken Sato
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 145-165
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4082
Current Status of Knowledge of the Fluoride Salt (FLiNaK) Heat Transfer
J. Ambrosek, M. Anderson, K. Sridharan, T. Allen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 166-173
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT165-166
Modeling and Simulation of a CANDU Reactor for Control System Design and Analysis
Hooman Javidnia, Jin Jiang, Majid Borairi
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 174-189
Technical Paper | Nuclear Plant Operations and Control | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4084
Actinide Recovery Experiments with Bench-Scale Liquid Cadmium Cathode in Real Fission Product-Laden Molten Salt
Shelly X. Li, S. D. Herrmann, K. M. Goff, M. F. Simpson, R. W. Benedict
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 190-199
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4085
Preparing High-Loaded Potassium Cobalt Hexacyanoferrate/Silica Composite for Radioactive Wastewater Treatment
Hai-Di Liu, Fu-Zhi Li, Xuan Zhao, Gui-Chun Yun
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 200-208
Technical Paper | Decontamination/decommissioning | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4086
Evaluation of Transportation and Acceptance Strategies Associated with the Potential Yucca Mountain Waste Management System
Leah Spradley, Mark Abkowitz, James H. Clarke
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 209-222
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4087
Actinide Migration in Fractures of Granite Host Rock: Laboratory and In Situ Investigations
Bernhard Kienzler, Peter Vejmelka, Jürgen Römer, Dieter Schild, Mats Jansson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 223-240
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste Management and Disposal | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4088
Effect of the Intermediate Cooling Process on the Behavior of the Zircaloy-4 Cladding After a High-Temperature Oxidation
Jun Hwan Kim, Byoung Kwon Choi, Yong Hwan Jeong, Seung Jin Oh
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 241-248
Technical Paper | Materials for Nuclear Systems | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4089
Measurement and Application of Paralysis Factor for Improved Detector Dead-Time Characterization
Amol Patil, Shoaib Usman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 2 | February 2009 | Pages 249-256
Technical Paper | Radiation Measurements and Instrumentation | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4090
Studies on Chemical Speciation of Sodium Aerosols Produced in Sodium Fire
V. Subramanian, P. Sahoo, N. Malathi, R. Ananthanarayanan, R. Baskaran, B. Saha
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 257-269
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4100
Technology Gap Analysis on Sodium-Cooled Reactor Fuel-Handling System Supporting Advanced Burner Reactor Development
Yoshitaka Chikazawa, Mitchell Farmer, Christopher Grandy
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 270-292
Technical Paper | Fission Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4101
The ASTEC Integral Code for Severe Accident Simulation
J. P. van Dorsselaere, C. Seropian, P. Chatelard, F. Jacq, J. Fleurot, P. Giordano, N. Reinke, B. Schwinges, H. J. Allelein, W. Luther
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 293-307
Technical Paper | Reactor Safety | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4102
Toward an Atomistically Informed Fuel Performance Code: Thermal Properties Using FRAPCON and Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Daniel A. Vega, Taku Watanabe, Susan B. Sinnott, Simon R. Phillpot, James S. Tulenko
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 308-312
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle and Management | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4103
Numerical Simulation of Free-Surface Vortices
Elia Merzari, Hisashi Ninokata, Sheng Wang, Emilio Baglietto
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 313-320
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4104
Thermal Analysis of a Fuel-Handling System for Sodium-Cooled Reactor with Minor Actinide-Bearing Metal Fuel
Yoshitaka Chikazawa, Christopher Grandy
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 321-332
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4105
Integrated Methodology for Thermal-Hydraulic Code Uncertainty Analysis with Application
Mohammad Pourgol-Mohamad, Mohammad Modarres, Ali Mosleh
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 333-359
Technical Paper | Thermal Hydraulics | doi.org/10.13182/NT165-333
Removing Acetic Acid from a UREX+ Waste Stream: A Review of Technologies
Jessica A. Mitchell, R. M. Counce, J. S. Watson, B. B. Spencer, G. D. Del Cul
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 360-369
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4107
Assessment of a High-Throughput Electrorefining Concept for a Spent Metallic Nuclear Fuel - II: Electrohydrodynamic Analysis and Validation
J. H. Lee, K. H. Oh, Y. H. Kang, S. C. Hwang, H. S. Lee, J. B. Shim, E. H. Kim, S. W. Park
Nuclear Technology | Volume 165 | Number 3 | March 2009 | Pages 370-379
Technical Paper | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT09-A4108