Independent DOE document. The summary below is provided for reference and search; full bibliographic details are in the citation at the foot of this page.
01 Overview
This process-knowledge summary characterizes the contact-handled transuranic (TRU) debris waste generated at Idaho National Laboratory's Materials and Fuels Complex. Among the materials documented in the waste stream are Fluid Tech's PETROSET II and AQUASET II absorbents, used to absorb and immobilize free liquids so the debris waste meets handling and disposal requirements. It is an operating/characterization record rather than a performance study.
02 Why this matters
- Operating evidence: documents Fluid Tech absorbents in routine use within a DOE TRU-waste program.
- A demanding waste class: contact-handled TRU debris waste is managed to strict WIPP-track handling and disposal requirements.
- Context, not a performance claim: included as a record of use — the report characterizes the waste stream, it does not benchmark the media.
03 Citation
Grant, R. P.; Crane, P. J.; Butler, S.; Henry, M. A. Process Knowledge Summary Report for Materials and Fuels Complex Contact-Handled Transuranic Debris Waste. INL/EXT-10-17600. Idaho National Laboratory, February 2010. Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC07-05ID14517.