Additionally, the use of glass, ceramics, and glass-crystalline matrices for high-level waste (HLW ... that are typically found in nuclear waste. Vitrification: A method of converting waste ...

The selection process was marked by a high level of engagement ... a process known as vitrification, to create a stable form, will produce 2,530 canisters of waste. This number jumps to 27,000 ...

DOE broke ground 22 years ago on the vitrification plant at the Hanford ... decree deadline to also start treating high level radioactive waste in the tanks by 2033. The 2010 consent decree ...