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Disposal of waste by hydraulic fracturing

Author
Tamura, T.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1984
Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, [approximately 1984]
Physical Description
microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm
Additional Creators
Weeren, H.

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Summary
Liquid radioactive waste solutions at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been disposed of for nearly 20 years by preparing a slurry, injecting it into bedding plane fractures formed in low-permeability shale, and allowing the slurry to set into a solid. Three major considerations are required for this method: a rock formation that forms horizontal or bedding plane fractures and is highly impermeable, a plant facility that can develop sufficient hydraulic pressure to fracture the rock and to inject the slurry, and a slurry that can be pumped into the fracture and that will set, preferably, into a low-leaching solid. The requirements and desirable conditions of the formation, the process and facility as used for radioactive waste disposal, and the mix formulation and slurry properties that were required for injection and solidification are described. The intent of this paper is to stimulate interest in this technique for possible application to nonnuclear wastes.
Report Numbers
DE84014052; CONF-8406142-4
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Collection
NTIS collection.
Note
DOE contract number: AC05-84OR21400
OSTI Identifier 6716432
Research organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA).
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