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GAO: Grouting Hanford tank waste could cost more than $1.1B
Workers move a container of treated tank waste as part of Hanford’s Test Bed Initiative to grout around 2,000 gallons of LAW for off-site disposal. (Photo: DOE)
Grouting Hanford’s low-level radioactive liquid tank waste could cost between $480 million and $1.1 billion, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, which has repeatedly found that grouting (immobilizing waste in a concrete-like mixture) can accelerate cleanup at the Hanford Site and save billions of dollars when compared to mixing the waste with molten glass through the vitrification process.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by FCWMD
Tuesday, November 17, 2020|12:00–2:10PM EST
Session Chair:
Jinsuo Zhang
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Christina Leggett
Staff Producer:
Dan Goldberg (American Nuclear Society)
Molten salt chemistry is important for molten salt applications in molten salt reactors, pyrochemical separation as well as energy storage. The chemistry includes the fundamental properties of the salt, salt purification, material separation and impurity removal, and material corrosion and corrosion control. The panel will cover all those topics. Considering that both molten chloride and fluoride salts have significant applications in the nuclear field, the panel will cover both types of salt. We will invite international experts from universities and national laboratories (domestic and international) to be on the panel to present their understanding and recent progress in molten salt chemistry.
Nathaniel Hoyt
EGDS
Jake McMurray
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Stephen Raiman
Michael Simpson
University of Utah
Michael Short
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emily Liu
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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