May 16, 2016
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Secondary Waste Cementitious Waste Form Data Package for the Integrated Disposal Facility Performance Assessment

Abstract

A review of the most up-to-date and relevant data currently available was conducted to develop a set of recommended values for use in the Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF) performance assessment (PA) to model contaminant release from a cementitious waste form for aqueous wastes treated at the Hanford Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF). This data package relies primarily upon recent data collected on Cast Stone formulations fabricated with simulants of low-activity waste (LAW) and liquid secondary wastes expected to be produced at Hanford. These data were supplemented, when necessary, with data developed for saltstone (a similar grout waste form used at the Savannah River Site). Work is currently underway to collect data on cementitious waste forms that are similar to Cast Stone and saltstone but are tailored to the characteristics of ETF-treated liquid secondary wastes. Recommended values for key parameters to conduct PA modeling of contaminant release from ETF-treated liquid waste are provided.

Revised: April 3, 2017 | Published: May 16, 2016

Citation

Cantrell K.J., J.H. Westsik, R. Serne, W. Um, and A.D. Cozzi. 2016. Secondary Waste Cementitious Waste Form Data Package for the Integrated Disposal Facility Performance Assessment Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.