Investigation of Sludge Batch 3 (Macrobatch 4) Glass Sample Anomalous Behavior

Abstract

iv 3. Glass S02244 contains a very high-temperature burning, carbon-based material which resulted in the following observations and data: a. The ground glass has secondary particles in the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images which give x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectra that are largely carbonbased and which are distinctly different from the glass particles. b. The thermal gravimetric analysis with mass spectroscopy (TGA-MS) data for the glass show the loss of CO 2 , NO 2 , and SO 2 at temperatures similar to that observed for anthracite coal. c. The glass density is slightly lower (7%) than observed for the second glass sample S02247.

Analysis of Sludge Batch 3 (Macrobatch4) DWPF Pour Stream Glass Sample for Canister s02312

“…Following extraction, a sample of the methylene chloride wash of the glass was collected and analyzed by FT-IR and compared with a blank of the methylene chloride. No sign of any oil or grease contamination, as observed for an earlier glass sample 10 , was noted. Results indicate that the dissolutions were complete (95 ≤ sum of oxides ≤ 105) and the analytical procedures were performed correctly (multi-element standards measured within ten percent of the standards values).…”

“…After washing, each glass fraction was dried at 95 ºC for 19 hours. The initial methylene chloride rinse was examined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) in order to evaluate the presence of any grease or lubricants 10 .…”