Processing high level waste: Spectroscopic characterization of redox reactions in supercritical water. Annual progress report, January 1, 1997--October 15, 1997

'All of the work done so far was carried out at Los Alamos National Lab. During the summer program at LANL all equipment and supplies were provided through Dr. Buelow''s program at LANL. The author is now setting up a Raman spectroscopy lab at Furman. Using departmental funds he has purchased an optical bench, a laser, and a CCD detector and are ready to order a monochromator. Over the next few months he expects to use the equipment and supplies budget of the DOE grant to get the supplies needed to carry out experiments at Furman. The plan is to continue the summer collaboration at LANL and carry out experiments at Furman during the academic year.