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Design of Microwave Vitrification Systems for Radioactive Waste

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

T. L. White ,
W. D. Bostick ,
C. T. Wilson  and
C. R. Schaich
T. L. White
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8071, whitetl@ornl.gov
W. D. Bostick
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge K-25 Site, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-7274, bostickwd@ornl.gov
C. T. Wilson
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8071, whitetl@ornl.gov
C. R. Schaich
Affiliation:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-8071, whitetl@ornl.gov
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Abstract

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is involved in the research and development of highpower microwave heating systems for the vitrification of Department of Energy (DOE) radioactive sludges. Design criteria for a continuous microwave vitrification system capable of processing a surrogate filtercake sludge representative of a typical waste-water treatment operation are discussed. A prototype 915-MHz, 75-kW microwave vitrification system or “microwave melter” is described along with some early experimental results that demonstrate a 4 to I volume reduction of a surrogate ORNL filtercake sludge.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 430: Symposium O – Microwave Processing of Materials V , 1996 , 541
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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