The scientist behind this work is Fluid Tech's Chief Technology Officer. Mark S. Denton authored this paper while at RWE NUKEM Corporation (the affiliation printed on the paper), before joining Fluid Tech. It is part of the published record behind Fluid Tech's ion-specific media and waste-stabilization approach. The summary below is for reference only; full details are in the cited paper. See Dr. Denton's full publication timeline →
01 Overview
The DOE Office of River Protection is responsible for remediating the Hanford tank farms, including 53 million gallons of radioactive mixed waste in 149 single-shell and 28 double-shell tanks. This paper presents scale dryer verification test results supporting the Bulk Vitrification (In-Container Vitrification™) process for low-activity waste supplemental treatment.
Summary written from the published abstract. It reproduces no proprietary data, methods, or results.
02 Why it matters
- Hanford tank waste, twenty years before 105-KW: Dr. Denton's Hanford involvement predates Fluid Tech's basin project by two decades.
- Front-end processing for vitrification: drying and volume reduction are the first step in any glass waste form.
- Solidification lineage: the same problem Fluid Tech's AQUASET® and PETROSET® media solve at drum scale.
03 Citation
Karyn D. Wiemers (DMJM Technology), Mark S. Denton (RWE NUKEM), Kurt McCracken, Chrysoula M. Nigl (DMJM Technology). Scale Dryer Verification Test Results Used to Select a Processing Approach Supporting Hanford Site Demonstration Bulk Vitrification System Low-Activity Waste Supplemental Treatment. WM2005 Conference, February 27 – March 3, 2005, Tucson, AZ (Session 47).
04 Related
Publication, testing, or permitting by a government laboratory, contractor, or agency does not constitute endorsement of any commercial product.