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Alternative Hanford ETF Grout Evaluation Report

Langton, Christine A.·Hill, Katie A.
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The Hanford Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) ammonia tolerant grout waste form was developed by the Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) to stabilize ammonium and thereby prevent emission of ammonia vapor during processing of a final cementitious waste form. This ETF evaporator bottom waste is a concentrated sodium sulfate aqueous solution that also contains dissolved ammonium. The VSL waste form was produced in a two-step process in which struvite (MgNH 4 PO 4.6 H 2 O) is precipitated and then the resulting slurry is solidified in a cementitious matrix. SRNL researchers were tasked to evaluate the effect of compositional and struvite stability in simulated ETF evaporator brine. In 2022 to 2023, samples prepared by SRNL experienced significant expansion (up to 20 volume %) which was not observed by VSL.

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Langton, Christine A., Hill, Katie A.. 2024-11-15. Alternative Hanford ETF Grout Evaluation Report. https://doi.org/10.2172/2477623

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