Record of Meeting. Joint U.S.-Russian JCCEM Induction-Heated Cold Crucible Melters Technology Workshop

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1 Record of Meeting Joint U.S.-Russian JCCEM Induction-Heated Cold Crucible Melters Technology Workshop Ijhlhdhe :f_jbdzghjhkkbbckdh]hjz[hq_]hkh\_szgbyih JZa\blbxbIjbeh`_gbyfL_ogheh]bbBg^mdpbhgguoIeZ\bl_e_c^ey Hkl_deh\u\ZgbyY^_jguoHloh^h\ Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 2000 Russian Participants Albert Aloy, Khlopin Radium Institute Yurii Matyunin, Bochvar Inorganic Materials Institute (VNIINM) Sergey Stefanovsky, SIA Radon U.S. Participants: Elizabeth O'Malley, U.S. DOE Marcus Glasper, U.S. DOE Keith Lockie, U.S. DOE Dennis Koutsandreas, U.S. DOE Roger Gilchrist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Joseph Westsik, PNNL Joe Perez, PNNL John Vienna, PNNL Bill Holtzscheiter, Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) Dennis Bickford, WSRC David Peeler, WSRK Rod Kimmitt, Idaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory.(INEEL) Dirk Gombert, INEEL. Rebecca Longsworth, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Mikhail Khankhasayev, Florida State University MqZklgbdbkJhkkbckdhcklhjhgu: :ev[_jl:ehcjz^b_\ucbgklblmlbf<= OehibgZ XjbcFZlxgbgBgklblml G_hj]Zgbq_kdbo FZl_jbZeh\bf::;hq\ZjZ <GBBGF K_j]_cKl_nZgh\kdbcFhkGIH JZ^hgª MqZklgbdbk:f_jbdZgkdhcklhjhgu: WebaZ[_lH Fweeb>WKR: FZjdmk=eZki_j>WKR: D_clEhdb>WKR: >_ggbkdhmlkzg^j_k>wkr: Jh^`_j=bedjbklPacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) >`ha_n<_klkbdpnnl >`hj_j_kpnnl >`hg<b_ggzpnnl ;beeohelpzcl_jwestinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC) >_ggbk;bdnhj^wsrc >w\b^ibe_jwsrc Jh^DbffblIdaho National Environmental Engineering Laboratory (INEEL) D_cl=hf[_lINEEL J_[_ddZEhg]kmhjkF_`^mgZjh^gZy DhjihjZpbyihIjbdeZ^ghcGZmd_ (SAIC) FboZbeOZgoZkZ_\Mgb\_jkbl_lrlZlZ Nehjb^Z

2 Interpreters: Paul Grenier, Thomas E. Albert and Associates, Inc. Yuri Ilin, Thomas E. Albert and Associates, Inc. Workshop Activities: The Tanks Focus Area (TFA) conducted a meeting between personnel of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Russian Ministry of Atomic Energy (MINATOM), under the auspices of the Joint Coordinating Committee for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (JCCEM). The meeting was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 18-19, Dr. Albert Aloy, Radium Institute, led the Russian delegation and Marcus Glasper, DOE Richland Operations Office, led the U.S. delegation. Elizabeth O Malley and Marcus Glasper welcomed the Russian delegation to the DOE TFA Cold Crucible Melters Workshop. Ms. O Malley expressed her appreciation to the MINATOM delegation for traveling to the United States and participating in this third TFA melter workshop and first cold crucible workshop. Roger Gilchrist provided a description of the meeting agenda (enclosed) followed by a detailed discussion of the meeting objectives: exchange information on cold crucible melter (CCM) technology, identify technical issues requiring resolution for application of the CCM technology in the U.S. for radioactive waste vitrification, and define work activities required to address the technical issues. U.S. Presentations: Joe Perez and John Vienna provided an overview of Hanford s history of operation, plant layouts and high level waste (HLW) treatment and melter program. Topics I_j_\h^qbdb Ihe=j_gv_Thomas E. Albert and Associates, Inc. XjbcBevbgThomas E. Albert and Associates, Inc. Ijh\_^_ggZyjZ[hlZ Hl^_e>Wih>_aZdlb\Zpbb?fdhkl_c<:H ijh\_e\klj_qmf_`^mij_^klz\bl_eyfb >_izjlzf_glzwg_j]_lbdb>wkr:b Fbgbkl_jkl\Zih:lhfghcWg_j]bbFbgZlhf ih^w]b^hcdhhj^bgzpbhggh]hdhfbl_lzih i_j_jz[hld_hloh^h\b\hkklzgh\e_gbx hdjm`zxs_ckj_^ujccem)kh\_szgb_ khklhyehkv\kzglzn_gvxf_dkbdh± bxey]h^zjhkkbckdmx^_e_]zpbx \ha]ez\eye^j::ehcjz^b_\ucbgklblmlbf <=OehibgZZZf_jbdZgkdmx^_e_]Zpbx \ha]ez\eye]fzjdmk=ezki_jhl^_e>w\ JbqeZg^_ WebaZ[_lH FweebbFZjdmk=eZki_j ihijb\_lkl\h\zebjhkkbckdmx^_e_]zpbx =`ZH Fweeb\ujZabeZijbagZl_evghklv ^_e_]zpbbfbgzlhfzazmqzklb_\jz[hq_f kh\_szgbb>wihiez\bl_eyfb\i_j\hf kh\_szgbbihl_ogheh]bb oheh^guclb]_evª Jh^`_j=bedjbklij_^klZ\bemqZklgbdZf ijh]jzffmkh\_szgbyijbez]z_lkyk ihke_^mxsbfih^jh[gufh[tykg_gb_faz^zq kh\_szgbyh[f_gbgnhjfzpb_cihl_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyªhij_^_e_gb_l_ogbq_kdbo az^zqihbkke_^h\zgbx\hafh`ghkl_c ijbf_g_gbywlhcl_ogheh]bb\kr:^ey hkl_deh\u\zgbyhloh^h\bjzajz[hldziezgz ^_ckl\bc^eyj_r_gbywlbol_ogbq_kdbo ijh[e_f <uklmie_gbyzf_jbdzgkdbomqzklgbdh\ >`hi_j_kb>`hg<b_ggzij_^klz\bebh[ahj bklhjbbjz[hluowgnhj^zhkh[_gghkl_cwlh]h ij_^ijbylbyijh]jzffuihh[jzs_gbxk \ukhdhzdlb\gufbhloh^zfb<:hb ijh]jzffuihbkihevah\zgbxl_ogheh]bb 2

3 included glass chemistry and properties, product quality constraints, process related constraints, liquidus temperature of the glass, glass composition and a summary of issues related to glass chemistry complete with examples. Rod Kimmitt presented Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory s history, current operations and high level waste/high activity waste program. Two waste streams were discussed, sodium bearing waste (SBW) and calcine waste. Topics included calcine and SBW compositions, calcine and SBW issues (relative to vitrification limitations), work on SBW to date, work on SBW to date on glass frit and glass development, pilot-scale testing with SBW and future potential for vitrification of SBW (including the potential of using CCM technology). Dennis Bickford presented an overview of the facilities and operation of the Savannah River Site, the storage of HLW and operation of the Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF). He discussed the DWPF process and design of its melter. His presentation included descriptions of the melt cell, glass waste storage building, DWPF operational performance, melter operation timeline, melter design basis, and glass processing constraints. He concluded with a discussion of the melter areas of improvement for which the CCM could offer solutions. David Peeler discussed the technical issues with melting Savannah River Site waste (e.g., Al and Beohmite content) and its potential impact to DWPF melter operation. He concluded with a statement regarding the potential advantages and disadvantages of using CCM technology for Savannah River waste streams. iez\bl_e_cl_fuh[km`^_gby\dexqzebobfbx bk\hckl\zkl_dhelj_[h\zgbyddzq_kl\m ijh^mdlzh]jzgbq_gbyihl_ogheh]bbijhp_kkz l_fi_jzlmjmihegh]hiez\e_gbykl_dezkhklz\u kl_dhe;ueknhjfmebjh\zgi_j_q_gvijh[e_f k\yazgguokobfb_ckl_dhebijb\_^_gjy^ ijbf_jh\ Jh^Dbffblij_^klZ\bebklhjbx:c^Zokdhc gzpbhgzevghcbg`_g_jghcez[hjzlhjbb kh\j_f_ggh_khklhygb_bijh]jzffmih h[jzs_gbxk<:h;uebh[km`_gu^\zlbiz hloh^h\hloh^uk\ukhdbfkh^_j`zgb_fgzljby <KGbdZevpbgbjh\Zggu_hloh^u;ueb jzkkfhlj_gudhfihabpbbgzhkgh\_ dzevpbgzlh\b<kgijh[e_fuh[jzs_gbyk gbfbh]jzgbq_gbyihijbf_g_gbxl_ogheh]bb hkl_deh\u\zgbyjz[hlzk<kg\gzklhys \j_fyjz[hluihjzajz[hld_kl_dhe^ey<kg ijh\_^_gb_l_klh\k<kggzmjh\g_kl_g^h\hc mklzgh\dbbihl_gpbzevgu_\hafh`ghklb hkl_deh\u\zgby<kg\dexqzyihl_gpbzevgu_ \hafh`ghklbl_ogheh]bb oheh^guclb]_evª >_ggbk;bdnhj^ij_^klz\beh[ahjmklzgh\hdb jz[hlij_^ijbylby>w\kz\zggzjb\_j ojzg_gby<:haz\h^zihi_j_jz[hld_hloh^h\ \h_gghcijhfure_gghklbbkha^z\z_fhfgz g_fiez\bl_e_wlzbgnhjfzpby\dexqzez hibkzgb_dzf_jiez\e_gbyojzgbebsz hkl_deh\zgguohloh^h\hi_jzpbhggu_ \hafh`ghklbaz\h^zhkgh\u^bazcgziez\bl_ey ]jznbd_]hjz[hlubh]jzgbq_gbygzijhp_kk i_j_jz[hldbkl_dez>j;bdnhj^az\_jrbe \uklmie_gb_h[km`^_gb_fl_oh[ezkl_c l_ogheh]bbiez\bl_ey]^_ oheh^guclb]_evª fh`_lij_^eh`blvj_r_gby>w\b^ibe_j h[km^bel_ogbq_kdb_ijh[e_fuk\yazggu_k hkl_deh\u\zgb_fhloh^h\gzijbf_jgzebqb_ AlbBeohmitebboihl_gpbevgh_\ebygb_gZ jz[hlmiez\bl_eyaz\h^z<azdexq_gb_hg i_j_qbkebeij_bfms_kl\zbg_^hklzldb bkihevah\zgbyl_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyª ^eyi_j_jz[hldbhloh^h\ij_^ijbylby>w\ KZ\ZggZJb\_j 3

4 Russian Presentations: Albert Aloy (KRI) made a presentation on the lab-scale cold-crucible melter installed at present at KRI. Experiments were conducted on the melter to vitrify soil delivered from INEEL with the purpose of analyzing off-gases and element distribution in gas-cleaning system. Yuri Matyunin (Bochvar VNIINM) presented a comprehensive overview of R&D and implementation of the high level liquid waste solidification by using cold crucible induction melter. Several pilot ICCM facilities were set up and tested at the Mayak PA site. A brief overview was made describing radioactive waste technology and equipment that has been tested and developed at VNIINM. More detailed information was presented on the melting of metal waste while simultaneously decontaminating the metal and melting radioactive insulation materials that accumulate at nuclear power plants. Sergey Stefanovsky (SIA Radon) overviewed the IICEM technology development at Radon. This facility comprises a full-scale ICCM facility for treatment of low- and medium-level wastes and a bench scale facility for Synroc production with simulated high level waste (HLW). Also, a plant for vitrification of the incineration ash is currently under construction. Detailed technical characteristics of the full-scale vitrification plant were presented. Statement of Work: A proposed statement of work (SOW) was developed by the meeting participants. A detailed discussion about the capabilities of Russian institutions to perform the SOW <uklmie_gbyjhkkbckdbomqzklgbdh\ :ev[_jl:ehcjbij_^klz\be^zggu_h ez[hjzlhjghcmklzgh\d_k oheh^guflb]e_fª dhlhjzybf lky\jbgzwlhcmklzgh\d_[ueb ijh\_^_guwdki_jbf_gluihhkl_deh\u\zgbx \ukhdhdj_fg_a_fghcihq\uba INEELk ZgZebahfhloh^ysbo]Zah\bjZkij_^_e_gb_f we_f_glh\\kbkl_f_]zahhqbkldb XjbcFZlxgbg<GBBGFij_^klZ\be ih^jh[guch[ahjihjzajz[hld_b\g_^j_gbx l_ogheh]bbhkl_deh\u\zgby<:hgzhkgh\_ l_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyªg_kdhevdh wdki_jbf_glzevguomklzgh\hd[uebkhhjm`_gu gzihfzyd;uebdjzldhbaeh`_gu bkke_^m_fu_bjzajz[zlu\z_fu_\h<gbbgf l_ogheh]bbbh[hjm^h\zgb_kbkihevah\zgb_f bg^mdpbhgghcl_ogheh]bboheh^gh]hlb]ey^ey bffh[bebazpbbjzaebqguolbih\ jz^bhzdlb\guohloh^h\\lhfqbke_i_j_iez\dz f_lzeebq_kdbohloh^h\kh^gh\j_f_gghcbo ^_azdlb\zpb_cbi_j_iez\dz l_jfhbaheypbhgguojz^bhzdlb\guo fzl_jbzeh\h[jzamxsbokygzzlhfguo klzgpbyo K_j]_cKl_nZgh\kdbcFIH JZ^hgªkhh[sbe hjzajz[hldzol_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyªgz ij_^ijbylbbjz^hggzij_^ijbylbbbf lky ijhfure_ggzymklzgh\dzk oheh^guflb]e_fª ^eyh[jz[hldbgbadhbkj_^g_zdlb\guo hloh^h\hiulgzymklzgh\dz^eyjz[hluk e_lmq_cahehcbihemq_gbysynrocgzhkgh\_ fh^_evguo<:hzlzd`_kljhblkymklzgh\dz ^eyhkl_deh\u\zgbyaheuihemq_gghcgz mklzgh\d_ihk`b]zgbx;uebij_^klz\e_gu ih^jh[gu_l_ogbq_kdb_ozjzdl_jbklbdb mklzgh\dbihhkl_deh\u\zgbx L_ogbq_kdh_aZ^Zgb_: ;uehjzajz[hlzgijh_dll_ogbq_kdh]haz^zgby mqzklgbdzfbkh\_szgby ;uehijh\_^_gh^_lzevgh_h[km`^_gb_ ihl_gpbzevguo\hafh`ghkl_cjhkkbckdbo 4

5 (enclosed) were focused on the following issues formulated by the American side: Feed preparations Melter feed system Off- gas system operation Capabilities of each Russian facilities The discussion was led by Joe Westsik, Dennis Bickford, and Joe Perez who detailed the DOE needs in the implementation of the ICCM technology at the DOE sites. During the discussions, Albert Aloy focused on the KRI experience in the feed preparation technology, Sergey Stefanovsky clarified the capabilities of the Radon facility to conduct bench-scale testing of the ICCM technology, and Yury Matyunin presented the VNIINM approach for ICCM implementation at Mayak and the Institute s capabilities to conduct ICCM testing. Action items It was mutually agreed that a project entitled Development of Russian Induction-Heated Cold Crucible Melter Technology for DOE Radioactive Waste Streams would be initiated in FY01 at a funding level of $100K. The draft scope of work was developed at the workshop and has been taken to Russia for final review and approval by MINATOM, Khlopin Radium Institute, and Bochvar Institute of Inorganic Materials officials. DOE requested that MINATOM submit the final SOW, complete with Point of Contacts, by August 31, MINATOM may recommend to DOE to proceed with one or two separate contracts. bgklblmlh\ih\uiheg_gbxl_ogbq_kdh]h az^zgbyijbez]z_lky>bkdmkkbyijhoh^bezih ke_^mxsbf\hijhkzfknhjfmebjh\zgguf Zf_jbdZgkdhcklhjhghc Ijb]hlh\e_gb_rbolu Kbkl_fZih^ibldbieZ\bl_ey JZ[hlZkbkl_f]Zahhqbkldb <hafh`ghklbjhkkbckdboij_^ijbylbc >bkdmkkbx\_eb><_klkbd>;bdnhj^b> I_j_kdhlhju_^_lZebabjh\Zebgm`^u \g_^j_gbyl_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyªgz ij_^ijbylbyo>w<l_q_gb_^bkdmkkbb::ehc [he ^_lzevghhibkzehiuljbih ijb]hlh\e_gbxrbolukkl_nzgh\kdbc ijhykgbe\hafh`ghklbij_^ijbylbyjz^hgih ijh\_^_gbxwdki_jbf_glzevgh]hl_klbjh\zgby l_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyª\mdjmig_gghf fzkrlz[_xfzlxgbgij_^klz\beih^oh^ <GBBGF^ey\g_^j_gbyl_ogheh]bb oheh^gh]hlb]eyªgzihfzydb\hafh`ghklb bgklblmlzihijh\_^_gbxl_klbjh\zgby l_ogheh]bb Ijbgylu_j_r_gby ;ueh^hklb]gmlhkh]ezkb_qlhijh_dl bf_gm_fuc JZajZ[hldZjhkkbbckdhc l_ogheh]bb oheh^guclb]_evª bg^mdpbhggh]hgz]j_\z^eyi_j_jz[hldb jz^bhzdlb\guohloh^h\>wªke_^m_lgzqzlv \nbgzgkh\hf]h^mknbgzgkbjh\zgb_f gzmjh\g_luk^heezjh\kr:;ueh jzajz[hlzghij_^\zjbl_evgh_l_ogbq_kdh_ az^zgb_dhlhjh_[m^_li_j_^zgh^ey jzkkfhlj_gby\fbgzlhfjz^b_\uc bgklblmlbbgklblmlg_hj]zgbq_kdbo fzl_jbzeh\bf::;hq\zjz >WijhkblFbgZlhfij_^klZ\blv hdhgqzl_evguc\zjbzgll_ogbq_kdh]h az^zgbybhij_^_eblvhkgh\guo bkihegbl_e_c^hz\]mklz]b j_dhf_g^h\zlv>_izjlzf_glmwg_j]_lbdb ke_^m_lebbgbpbbjh\zlvh^bgbeb^\z hl^_evguodhgljzdlz 5

6 The final SOW will be signed at the 10 th JCCEM in Prague, Czech Republic by the JCCEM co-chairs. The U.S. technical Point of Contact for this project will be Roger Gilchrist. DOE requests that a Russian Point of Contact be identified by MINATOM. This information should be provided by August 31, U.S. is to provide more detailed description of testing desired as a supplement to SOW (J. Perez, July 31, 2000). U.S. and Russia are to investigate the requirements for shipping potentially hazardous materials and samples (J. Perez, August 15, 2000, A. Aloy, August 15, 2000). HdhgqZl_evghuc\ZjbZgll_ogbq_kdh]h az^zgbyiezgbjm_lkyih^ibkzlvgzf AZk_^ZgbbDhhj^bgZpbhggh]hDhfbl_lZlZ JCCEM\IjZ]_Q_rkdZyj_kim[ebdZkh ij_^k_^zl_eyfbdhfbl_lz Dhhj^bgZlhjhf^Zggh]hijh_dlZk Zf_jbdZgkdhcklhjhgu[m^_lJh^`_j =bedjbkl>_izjlzf_glwg_j]_lbdbijhkbl FbgZlhfhij_^_eblvdhhj^bgZlhjZijh_dlZ kjhkkbckdhcklhjhgubkhh[sblv^h Z\]mklZ] :f_jbdzgkdzyklhjhgzij_^hklz\bl[he ^_lzevgh_hibkzgb_ijhp_^mju l_klbjh\zgby\\b^_>hiheg_gbyd L_ogbq_kdhfmaZ^Zgbx>I_j_kbxey 2000) :f_jbdzgkdzybjhkkbckdzyklhjhgubamqzl lj_[h\zgbyi_j_kuedbihl_gpbzevgh hizkguofzl_jbzeh\bh[jzaph\>i_j_k Z\]mklZ::ehcZ\]mklZ The Contract was signed by: Marcus Glasper Albert Aloy Program Integration Manager Khlopin Radium Institute Tanks Focus Area St. Petersburg U.S. Department of Energy Russian Federation 6