Hanford Waste Vitrification Plant preliminary description of waste form and canister: FY 1988 update

This report focuses on Neutralized Current Acid Waste (NCAW) and describes other wastes in an overview fashion. This description is limited to information pertaining to the physical and chemical characteristics of the expected high-level waste form. The content of the document covers three major areas: waste form characteristics, canister characteristics, and canistered waste form characteristics. The information in this report will be used by the candidate geologic repository project as the basis for preliminary repository design activities and waste form testing. 5 refs., 8 figs., 5 tabs.