HANFORD HIGH LEVEL WASTE PROCESSING IN A COLD CRUCIBLE MELTER: TEST RESULTS OBTAINED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE TWRS-P CONTRACT

In the framework of the Hanford Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS), the DOE has chosen a multi-step privatization approach with a phase IA proof-of-principle effort prior to the design, construction and operation of an active vitrification plant for Low Active Waste (LAW) and possibly High Level Waste (HLW).