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SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN, AT THE PODIUM OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE'S DEFENSE WASTE PROCESSING FACILITY, MARCH 11, 2005. WITH THE SECRETARY ARE SOUTH CAROLINA U.S. REP. JOE WILSON, U.S. SENATORS FROM SC, LINDSEY GRAHAM AND JIM DEMINT AND SOUTH CAROLINA U.S. REP. GRESHAM BARRETT. BEHIND THEM ARE CANISTERS THAT ARE USED TO STORE THE VITRIFIED GLASS WASTE. THE PURPOSE OF THE DWPF IS TO IMMOBILIZE APPROXIMATELY 37 MILLION GALLONS OF HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE FROM UNDERGROUND TANKS AT THE SRS. THE WASTE IS VITRIFIED INTO A DURABLE BOROSILICATE GLASS, POURED INTO STAINLESS STEEL CANISTERS AND STORED FOR EVENTUAL DISPOSAL IN A PERMANENT REPOSITORY.
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Author | U.S. Department of Energy from United States |
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