Development process for the stabilization of incinerator bottom ash and sizing baghouse dust material

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7082973· OSTI ID:7082973

Hunt, L F; Boehmer, A M

EG G Idaho Inc. has initiated a program to develop safe, efficient, cost-effective treatment methods for the stabilization and subsequent disposal of some of the hazardous and mixed wastes generated at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). Lab-scale testing has shown that Extraction Procedure (EP) toxic wastes can be successfully stabilized by solidification, using various binders to produce nontoxic, stable waste forms for safe, long-term disposal. The purpose of this report is to present the results of drum-scale testing of WERF incinerator bottom ash and WERF sizing baghouse dust. The drum-scale test program was conducted to determine if a production procedure that would produce a waste form which was suitable for disposal as a low-level radioactive waste could be developed. The use of 71-gallon square drums for solidification processing were also evaluated. During the test program, eleven drums of ash material were solidified. All of the samples from all of the drums passed the EPA leach test criteria. Although there is a distinct weight addition associated with the solidification process, there is no relative volume increase. 4 refs., 6 figs., 8 tabs.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/NE
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 7082973
• Report Number(s): EGG-WT-7597; ON: DE90012967; TRN: 90-021777
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ASHES
SOLIDIFICATION
IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
WASTE MANAGEMENT
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
CONTAINERS
DUSTS
GROUTING
INCINERATORS
LEACHING
STABILIZATION
WASTE FORMS
DISSOLUTION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RESIDUES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
052000* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Management