State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment
An attempt is made to identify the main sources of low-level radioactive wastes that are generated in the United States. To place the waste problem in perspective, rough estimates are given of the annual amounts of each generic type of waste that is generated. Most of the wet solid wastes arise from...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:5045732 2023-07-30T04:02:56+02:00 State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment Kibbey, A.H. Godbee, H.W. 2013-09-26 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5045732 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5045732 https://doi.org/10.2172/5045732 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5045732 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5045732 https://doi.org/10.2172/5045732 doi:10.2172/5045732 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING USA ASPHALTS BIODEGRADATION CEMENTS CENTRIFUGATION DEMINERALIZATION EVAPORATION FILTRATION FLOCCULATION FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS FORMALDEHYDE INCINERATORS ION EXCHANGE MOLTEN SALTS OSMOSIS POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SEDIMENTATION SLAGGING PYROLYSIS PROCESS SOLIDIFICATION ULTRAFILTRATION UREA ALDEHYDES AMIDES BITUMENS BUILDING MATERIALS CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES CHEMICAL REACTIONS COMBUSTORS DECOMPOSITION DIFFUSION MANAGEMENT MATERIALS NORTH AMERICA ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS PRECIPITATION PROCESSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS RADIOACTIVE WASTES SALTS SEPARATION PROCESSES TAR WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE PROCESSING 2013 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/5045732 2023-07-11T10:36:11Z An attempt is made to identify the main sources of low-level radioactive wastes that are generated in the United States. To place the waste problem in perspective, rough estimates are given of the annual amounts of each generic type of waste that is generated. Most of the wet solid wastes arise from the cleanup of gaseous and liquid radioactive streams prior to discharge or recycle. The treatment of the process streams and the secondary wet solid wastes thus generated is described for each type of government or fuel cycle installation. Similarly, the institutional wet wastes are also described. The dry wastes from all sources have smilar physical and chemical characteristics in that they can be classified as compactible, noncompactible, combustible, noncombustible, or combinations thereof. The various treatment options for concentrated or solid wet wastes and for dry wastes are discussed. Among the dry-waste treatment methods are compaction, baling, and incineration, as well as chopping, cutting, and shredding. Organic materials can usually be incinerated or, in some cases, biodegraded. The filter sludges, spent resins, incinerator ashes, and concentrated liquids are usually solidified in cement, urea-formaldehyde, or unsaturated polyester resins prior to burial. Asphalt has not yet been used as a solidificaton agent in the United States, but it probably will be used in the near future. The treatment of radioactive medical and bioresearch wastes is described, but the waste from radiochenmical, pharmaceutical, and other industries is not well defined at the present time. Recovery of waste metals and treatment of hazardous contaminated wastes are discussed briefly. Some areas appearing to need more research, development, and demonstration are specifically pointed out. Other/Unknown Material Carbonic acid SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) |
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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING USA ASPHALTS BIODEGRADATION CEMENTS CENTRIFUGATION DEMINERALIZATION EVAPORATION FILTRATION FLOCCULATION FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS FORMALDEHYDE INCINERATORS ION EXCHANGE MOLTEN SALTS OSMOSIS POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SEDIMENTATION SLAGGING PYROLYSIS PROCESS SOLIDIFICATION ULTRAFILTRATION UREA ALDEHYDES AMIDES BITUMENS BUILDING MATERIALS CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES CHEMICAL REACTIONS COMBUSTORS DECOMPOSITION DIFFUSION MANAGEMENT MATERIALS NORTH AMERICA ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS PRECIPITATION PROCESSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS RADIOACTIVE WASTES SALTS SEPARATION PROCESSES TAR WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE PROCESSING |
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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING USA ASPHALTS BIODEGRADATION CEMENTS CENTRIFUGATION DEMINERALIZATION EVAPORATION FILTRATION FLOCCULATION FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS FORMALDEHYDE INCINERATORS ION EXCHANGE MOLTEN SALTS OSMOSIS POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SEDIMENTATION SLAGGING PYROLYSIS PROCESS SOLIDIFICATION ULTRAFILTRATION UREA ALDEHYDES AMIDES BITUMENS BUILDING MATERIALS CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES CHEMICAL REACTIONS COMBUSTORS DECOMPOSITION DIFFUSION MANAGEMENT MATERIALS NORTH AMERICA ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS PRECIPITATION PROCESSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS RADIOACTIVE WASTES SALTS SEPARATION PROCESSES TAR WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE PROCESSING Kibbey, A.H. Godbee, H.W. State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING USA ASPHALTS BIODEGRADATION CEMENTS CENTRIFUGATION DEMINERALIZATION EVAPORATION FILTRATION FLOCCULATION FLUIDIZED-BED COMBUSTORS FORMALDEHYDE INCINERATORS ION EXCHANGE MOLTEN SALTS OSMOSIS POLYMERS RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SEDIMENTATION SLAGGING PYROLYSIS PROCESS SOLIDIFICATION ULTRAFILTRATION UREA ALDEHYDES AMIDES BITUMENS BUILDING MATERIALS CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES CHEMICAL REACTIONS COMBUSTORS DECOMPOSITION DIFFUSION MANAGEMENT MATERIALS NORTH AMERICA ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS PRECIPITATION PROCESSING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS RADIOACTIVE WASTES SALTS SEPARATION PROCESSES TAR WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE PROCESSING |
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An attempt is made to identify the main sources of low-level radioactive wastes that are generated in the United States. To place the waste problem in perspective, rough estimates are given of the annual amounts of each generic type of waste that is generated. Most of the wet solid wastes arise from the cleanup of gaseous and liquid radioactive streams prior to discharge or recycle. The treatment of the process streams and the secondary wet solid wastes thus generated is described for each type of government or fuel cycle installation. Similarly, the institutional wet wastes are also described. The dry wastes from all sources have smilar physical and chemical characteristics in that they can be classified as compactible, noncompactible, combustible, noncombustible, or combinations thereof. The various treatment options for concentrated or solid wet wastes and for dry wastes are discussed. Among the dry-waste treatment methods are compaction, baling, and incineration, as well as chopping, cutting, and shredding. Organic materials can usually be incinerated or, in some cases, biodegraded. The filter sludges, spent resins, incinerator ashes, and concentrated liquids are usually solidified in cement, urea-formaldehyde, or unsaturated polyester resins prior to burial. Asphalt has not yet been used as a solidificaton agent in the United States, but it probably will be used in the near future. The treatment of radioactive medical and bioresearch wastes is described, but the waste from radiochenmical, pharmaceutical, and other industries is not well defined at the present time. Recovery of waste metals and treatment of hazardous contaminated wastes are discussed briefly. Some areas appearing to need more research, development, and demonstration are specifically pointed out. |
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Kibbey, A.H. Godbee, H.W. |
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State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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State-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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state-of-the-art report on low-level radioactive waste treatment |
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