Development of metal recycling process from decommissioned nuclear power plants

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20015893

Ishikura, T; Abe, S; Sakai, H; Takahashi, J

Dismantling and demolition of a nuclear power plant generates a large amount of metal waste. Recycling of such waste for resource is important because of the limited capacity of the disposal site. Authors have developed metal recycling processes. It is found that pyrometallurgical separation techniques can effectively separate nickel and cobalt, which contain main contributors of radioactivity, from iron and chromium.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Power Engineering Corp., Tokyo (JP)
• OSTI ID: 20015893
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1998 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA (US), 11/30/1998--12/04/1998; Other Information: Single article reprints are available from University Microfilms Inc., 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Scientific basis for nuclear waste management XXII. Materials Research Society symposium proceedings: Volume 556, by Wronkiewicz, D.J.; Lee, J.H. [eds.], 1355 pages.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
DEMOLITION
SCRAP METALS
PYROMETALLURGY
NICKEL
COBALT
IRON
CHROMIUM
MATERIALS RECOVERY
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING