Laboratory Testing of Bulk Vitrified and Steam Reformed Low-Activity Waste Forms to Support A Preliminary Risk Assessment for an Integrated Disposal Facility

September 30, 2003

Report

Laboratory Testing of Bulk Vitrified and Steam Reformed Low-Activity Waste Forms to Support A Preliminary Risk Assessment for an Integrated Disposal Facility

Abstract

Laboratory testing was conducted on bulk vitrified and steam reformed waste forms to supply the input parameters needed for reactive chemical transport calculations with the Subsurface Transport Over Reactive Multiphases (STORM) code. This same code was used to conduct the 2001 ILAW performance assessment. The required input parameters for both waste forms are derived from a mechanistic model that describes the effect of solution chemistry on contaminant release rates. The single-pass flow-through test was the principal method used to obtain these input parameters, supplemented by product consistency test measurements and physical property measurements.

Revised: March 5, 2008 | Published: September 30, 2003

Citation

McGrail B.P., E.M. Pierce, H.T. Schaef, E.A. Rodriguez, J.L. Steele, A.T. Owen, and D.M. Wellman. 2003. Laboratory Testing of Bulk Vitrified and Steam Reformed Low-Activity Waste Forms to Support A Preliminary Risk Assessment for an Integrated Disposal Facility Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.