Dong-Sang Kim

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Study on elemental distribution in the process of nuclear waste glass melting

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Dong-Sang Kim

A large volume of low-activity waste (LAW) will be vitrified into borosilicate glass at the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The LAW is typically an aqueous solution containing…

Study on elemental distribution in the process of nuclear waste glass melting

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Dong-Sang Kim

A large volume of low-activity waste (LAW) will be vitrified into borosilicate glass at the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The LAW is typically an aqueous solution containing…

Study on elemental distribution in the process of nuclear waste glass melting

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Tongan Jin

The objective is to profile the distribution of particular elements in different stages of the glass melting process. Melting of nuclear waste glass is a complex process because there are over 20…