Liquid and wet LLW generated during operation as well as decommissioning of NPPs is treated with different methods and fixed in a suitable fixation matrix so that a final product meets required criteria for its disposal in a final repository. Cementation is an important process used for fixation of liquid and wet radioactive waste such as concentrate, spent resins and sludge. Active cement grout is also used for fixation of low level solid radioactive waste loaded in final packing containers. VUJE Inc. has been engaged in research of cementation for long. The laboratory for analyzing radioactive waste properties, prescription of cementation formulation and estimation of final cement product properties has been established. Experimental, semi-production cementation plant has been built to optimize operation parameters of cementation. VUJE experience with cementation of liquid and wet LLW is described in the presented paper. VUJE has assisted in commissioning of Jaslovske´ Bohunice Treatment Centre. Cement formulations for treatment of concentrate, spent resins and sludge have been developed. Research studies on the stability of a final concrete packaging container for disposal in repository have been performed. Gained experience has been further utilized for design and manufacture of several cementation plants for treatment of various liquid and wet LLW. Their main technological and technical parameters as well as characterization of treated waste are described in the paper. Applications include the Mochovce Final Treatment Centre, Movable Cementation Facility utilizing in-drum mixing for treatment of sludge, Cementation Facility for treatment of tritiated water in Latvia and Cementation Facility for fixation of liquid and solid institutional radioactive waste in Bulgaria, which utilizes lost stirrer mixer.
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ASME 2010 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
October 3–7, 2010
Tsukuba, Japan
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-5452-5
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VUJE Experience With Cementation of Liquid and Wet Radioactive Waste
Kamil Krava´rik,
Kamil Krava´rik
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
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Zuzana Holicka´,
Zuzana Holicka´
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
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Milan Zˇatkula´k
Milan Zˇatkula´k
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
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Kamil Krava´rik
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
Zuzana Holicka´
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
Anton Peka´r
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
Milan Zˇatkula´k
VUJE, Inc., Trnava, Slovakia
Paper No:
ICEM2010-40108, pp. 97-106; 10 pages
Published Online:
April 5, 2011
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Krava´rik, K, Holicka´, Z, Peka´r, A, & Zˇatkula´k, M. "VUJE Experience With Cementation of Liquid and Wet Radioactive Waste." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASME 2010 13th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1. Tsukuba, Japan. October 3–7, 2010. pp. 97-106. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2010-40108
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