vitrify

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DOE’s Savannah River, S.C., site began operating a facility to vitrify less complex radioactive waste in 1996.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

The plant will vitrify much of the 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous chemical waste in underground tanks, some filled with waste as early as the 1940s.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Last October, the first of two melters used to actually vitrify the waste became active, with the second melter scheduled to launch this spring.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Initially, the vitrification plant will glassify the least radioactive waste in the tanks, with plans still being made to vitrify the high-level radioactive tank waste.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

First, the floor is well bedded with quartz sand or flint that will not vitrify but will provide a good setting for the bottom saggars.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.