Researchers used two detectors to find thin layers of sulfate, chloride and fluoride salts during vitrification, a nuclear waste storage process that involves converting the waste into glass.

that are typically found in nuclear waste. Vitrification: A method of converting waste into a glass-like solid to enhance its stability and reduce leachability. Zirconolite: A mineral that is ...

This work, led by Professor Claire Corkhill and Professor Russell Hand, resulted in a change of policy in the vitrification process for low-activity radioactive wastes at the Hanford nuclear facility, ...

The underground radioactive waste storage tanks and the vitrification plant are in the center of the site. Courtesy Department of Energy The 580-square-mile Hanford nuclear site in Eastern ...

1) The development and characterisation of glass based treatment options for nuclear wastes to support the clean ... working on developing novel glasses for the vitrification of Mo containing wastes ...

The lab also will play a major role in turning radioactive waste into a stable glass form at the Hanford vitrification plant, testing waste to ensure it is suitable for glassification. In its ...

Reporting in the journal Measurement, Washington State University researchers used two detectors to find thin layers of sulfate, chloride and fluoride salts during vitrification, a nuclear waste ...

The Hanford nuclear site contractor operating the lab that analyzes highly radioactive tank waste samples earned 95% of its ...