Application of the CCIM Technology to Radioactive Waste Processing: SIA Radon Experience
The paper describes experience of SUE SIA Radon on vitrification of medium-active waste at semiproduction experimental plant for vitrification involving inductive melters, i.e. cold crucibles, and on design of new melters of this type. Successful experiments on vitrification of simulators of high level wastes from Savanna River testing ground (US) and from RT-1 plant of FSUE Mayak PA allow recommending cold crucible for new research facility for processing of current and historical wastes from FSUE Mayak PA. Comparison of Russian (high-frequency) and French (low-frequency) versions of technology of inductive melting in cold crucible does not draw a clear conclusion on advantages of one of these technologies, especially on specific capacity and energy consumption, without extra investigations.