MAWS: A development program and demonstration to reduce vitrification remediation treatment costs

摘要

Low-Level radioactive and mixed waste remediation is a major concern at US Department of Energy (DOE) sites across the country. Vitrification (making glass of the waste) has not been extensively used in the DOE complex largely because of the belief that vitrification lends itself to treating mainly low-volume, high-level radioactive wastes. The Minimum Additive Waste Stabilization (MAWS) program will demonstrate that vitrification is an economical treatment alternative for some types of low-level radioactive and mixed waste. This paper will summarize how millions of dollars in savings are possible for the remediation efforts at the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) located near Cincinnati, Ohio.