Development of nuclear waste treatment technology using advanced plasma generator for SMR applications

该项目的主要工业赞助商是大学核工程卓越网络，包括由加拿大核实验室(CNL)、安大略省发电公司(OPG)和Bruce Power组成的财团。CNL是加拿大首屈一指的核科技组织，作为商业创新和技术转让的推动者，致力于建设一个清洁繁荣的加拿大。主要目标是领导环境补救和实施废物管理解决方案，包括希望港地区。随着小型模块化反应堆(SMR)技术的进步，分析与SMR相关的核废物以及现场和异地处理低水平和中等水平废物(LILW)变得势在必行。拟议的研究计划侧重于研究、分析和开发基于等离子炬熔化(PTM)技术的等离子体基核废物处理先进解决方案，这将支持SMR的安全部署，并降低核废物运输和处理的风险，这将导致更安全的社区。该项目将包括等离子体产生系统的设计，先进的核废物处理室的工程设计，可以在移动地点使用，以支持SMR的部署。拟议的技术将减少放射性废物的体积，使其适合运输和储存。CNL正在发挥关键作用，并将支持拟议的项目活动，包括研究、核诊断、放射性废物样本、玻璃化质量、现金和/或实物捐助。合作伙伴组织的核心活动是提出一个基于先进等离子体技术的试验性测试设施，并为在加拿大和世界各地扩大和部署做好准备。试验性实验测试将有助于最终确定设计参数、设计方案、辐射环境评估数据、屏蔽和工业规模应用许可证数据。CNL将与先进等离子体工程实验室(APELL)的研究人员合作，设计和测试试点测试设施。等离子炬熔炼机(PTM)将与测试样品一起使用。研究包括设计、放大和PTM集成，用于LILW治疗。

The main industrial sponsor in this project is the University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE) including consortium of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Ontario Power Generation (OPG), and Bruce Power. CNL is Canada's premier nuclear science and technology organization as an enabler of business innovation and technology transfer is committed to a clean and prosperous Canada. The main objective is to lead environmental remediation and implementing waste management solutions, including Port Hope Area. With the advancement in Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies, it became imperative to analyze nuclear waste related to SMR and possible treatment on-site and off-site for low and intermediate level waste (LILW). The proposed research initiatives focus on the study, analysis, and development of advanced solution for plasma-based nuclear waste treatment based on plasma torch melter (PTM) technology, which will support safe deployment of SMR and reduced risks of nuclear waste transportation and handling, which will lead to safer community. The project will include design of plasma generation system, engineering design of advanced nuclear waste treatment chamber that could be used in mobile locations to support SMR deployment. The proposed technology will reduce radioactive waste volume to make it suitable for transportation and storage. CNL is playing a key role and will support the proposed project activities including research, nuclear diagnostics, radioactive waste samples, vitrification quality, cash and/or in-kind contributions. The core activity of the partner organization is to propose a pilot test facility based on advanced plasma technology and prepare for scale-up and deployment in Canada and worldwide. The pilot experimental tests will assist in finalization of the design parameters, design options, radiological environment assessment data, shielding and license data for industrial scale application. CNL will collaborate with the Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab (APEL) researchers to design and test the pilot test facility. Plasma Torch Melter (PTM) will be used with test samples. Research includes design, scale up and PTM integration for LILW treatment.