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8 years ago

Highly radioactive waste in Hanford tanks to be safely disposed.

Advances in X-ray Analysis
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SOLIDS WASTE IN THE HANFORD WASTE TANKS USING A COMBINATION OF XRD & SEM & PLM
R. Wade Warrant, G. Cooke

Paper Summary

The Department of Energy is working on cleaning up radioactive waste at Hanford by studying the solids in the waste tanks. They used XRD, SEM, and PLM to analyze the waste. The goal is to understand the composition of the waste so it can be safely stored for the long term.

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