Objective ACCORDING TO GERMAN PROPOSALS, WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT, QUALITY CONTROL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE - TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE KONRAD-MINE - SHALL BE PROVIDED BY QUALIFICATION OF WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND PROCESS CONTROL. PURPOSE OF THE R&D PROGRAMME IS THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL OPERATION OF FOUR DIFFERENT WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS WITH REGARD TO QUALITY CONTROL : COMPACTOR, EVAPORATOR/DRYER, MOBILE CEMENTATION UNIT (MOWA) AND STATIONARY CEMENTATION SYSTEM (CONTINUOUS PROCESS). WITHIN THE PROGRAMME THE APPLICATION OF PROPOSED CONTROLS AT START UP AND ACTIVE OPERATION SHALL BE SYSTEMATICALLY INVESTIGATED. EXPECTED RESULTS ARE THE REALISATION OF THE PROPOSED QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCEDURES, WHICH COVER THE COMMONLY USED WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, AND TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS OF PROCESS CONTROL. PROCESS QUALIFICATION AND PRODUCT CONTROL : - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ACTUAL STATUS, - DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATION CONCEPTS. CONDITIONING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES : - PARTICIPATION AT COLD/HOT FUNCTION TESTS AND OPERATION, - DATA COLLECTION AND COMPARISON WITH PROCESS PARAMETERS. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS : - COLD TESTS OPERATIONS WITH LABORATORY/PILOT PLANTS WITH NOT STANDARDIZED WASTES, - WASTE CHARACTERISATION, - ADJUSTMENT OF PROCESS. COMPARISON OF DATA AND ESTABLISHMENT. Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesnuclear engineeringnuclear waste management Programme(s) FP1-RADWASTOM 3C - Research and development programme (Euratom) on the management and storage of radioactive waste, 1985-1989 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Nukem GmbH EU contribution No data Address Industriestraße 13 63755 Alzenau Germany See on map Total cost No data