Case Studies
The following case studies highlight the benefits synrocANSTO's tailored waste forms offer to cleanup of problematic HLW.
Idaho HLW calcines
Approximately 4400 m3 of calcined reprocessed waste. The waste calcine consists of components that are problematic to incorporation in glass, which significantly restricts vitrification waste loadings. Tailored glass-ceramic waste forms over come these limitations and offer waste loadings in excess of 80%. Read more ...
Plutonium and actinide waste streams
Actinide-rich waste streams offer unique immobilization challenges. They typically have very long half-lives, may be fissile and requiring criticality control measures, and depending on their source can either be very pure or very impure. synrocANSTO offers tailored waste forms for these wastes. Read more ...
GNEP, AFCI - separated waste streams from advanced reprocessing cycles
Advanced reprocessing cycles will deliver separated waste streams containing technetium, iodine, cesium and strontium that pose unique challenges to radioactive waste management. synrocANSTO's waste forms address these challenges. Read more ...