GeoMelt® Technologies

The State of Tennessee has granted Radioactive Materials License amendment for the GeoMelt vitrification processing of Class B and C spent filters, and an amendment for R&D GeoMelt of sealed sources at our Heritage Center Processing Facility located at the K-25 ETTP site in Oak Ridge, TN.

Please read our media release!!!

GeoMelt Media Release (May 26, 2011)

GeoMelt technologies are a collection of vitrification processes that result in the destruction of hazardous organics, immobilization of radioactive materials and heavy metals and the means to deal with difficult wastes. The GeoMelt technologies transform hazardous chemical and radioactive wastes into an ultra-stable vitreous and crystalline material similar to volcanic obsidian that is typically 10 times stronger than concrete. Unaffected by wet/dry or freeze/thaw cycling, the product is unsurpassed in leach resistance and it is expected to maintain its physical and chemical integrity over many tens of thousands of years. Corrosion tests have demonstrated that the GeoMelt product is more durable than granite or marble.

The GeoMelt vitrification process destroys radioactive and organic contaminants, which will completely destroy high activity sealed sources making them unrecoverable upon disposal.  This is an effective method of source disposal, which provides the customer with a safe alternative to on-site storage or other encapsulation methods from which the source could be recovered.

For more information concerning our GeoMelt capabilities, or for technical information or questions, please contact Bill Smart, Sr. Vice-President, Business Development at 865.685.5297 or Holly Garrett, Customer Service Manager at 865.685.5493.