FIU Project1: Chemical Process Alternatives for Radioactive Waste [Slides]
"The U.S. DOE Hanford Site has the largest number of high-level waste (HLW) storage tanks and the largest volume of HLW in the United States. The safe storage, retrieval, treatment, and disposal of approximately 53 million gallons of highly toxic, high-level radioactive waste stored in Hanford’s 177 underground tanks are a national priority. Retrieval and treatment of waste from these tanks pose a considerable challenge. Florida International University has been conducting research on several promising alternative processes and technologies that can be applied to address several technology gaps in the current waste retrieval and conditioning plans. Specifically, FIU has been involved in: the evaluation of non-metallic materials in the waste transfer system, evaluation of alternative HLW instrumentation for in-tank applications and the development of technologies to assist in the inspection of tank bottoms at Hanford."