Characterization of DOE mixed waste for treatment at commercial facilities
Characterization of Mixed Waste is a requirement for regulatory compliance, but it is also a critical step in identifying treatment strategies. Disposal of such wastes from DOE sites without treatment is generally difficult to impossible. Treatment remains a viable option, but treatment strategies can be complex. One treatment strategy which can be successful is the removal of the hazardous constituents from the mixed waste. Waste treated in this way can then be disposed of as radioactive waste. This strategy is considered to be an attractive route because it can be readily applied for Toxicity Characteristic (TC) Waste using Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Best Demonstrated Available Technology (BDAT). It also avoids the problems of defining the Below Regulatory Concern (BRC) levels for the alternative strategy of decontamination and disposal as hazardous waste. This paper is a case study documenting the results of a demonstration project in which the objective was to characterize and commercially treat DOE mixed waste. The stream selected was TC hazardous for barium (D005) and contained depleted and slightly enriched uranium.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Environmental Management Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Fernald Environmental Management Project; Ecotek, Inc., Erwin, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-86OR21600
- OSTI ID:
- 10172609
- Report Number(s):
- FEMP/SUB-049; CONF-920808-7; ON: DE92019672
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) summer national meeting,Minneapolis, MN (United States),9-12 Aug 1992; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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