The US Department of Energy has authorised “hot” or radioactive operations to begin at the salt waste processing facility (SWPF) at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, signalling project completion and the transition from project phase to operations.
The SWPF is the last major piece of the liquid waste system at Savannah River and will process most of the site’s salt waste inventory by separating the highly radioactive waste – mostly caesium, strontium, actinides, and waste slurry – from the less radioactive salt solution.
The SWPF is the last major piece of the liquid waste system at Savannah River and will process most of the site’s salt waste inventory by separating the highly radioactive waste – mostly caesium, strontium, actinides, and waste slurry – from the less radioactive salt solution.
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