Materials Science
8 years ago

New waste processing system creates durable, leak-resistant glass for nuclear storage.

The Product Composition Control System at Savannah River: The statistical process control algorithm. Revision 1
Kevin G. Brown

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The Savannah River Site in South Carolina is using a system to turn high-level nuclear waste into glass for safe storage. They mix radioactive sludge with ground glass to make a slurry that is melted into glass. This glass must resist leaching by water and meet specific processing requirements.

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