Volume reduction of hot cell plastic wastes

Conference · Tue Sep 19 00:00:00 EDT 1989

OSTI ID:10163999

Dykes, F W; Henscheid, J P; Lewis, L C; Lundholm, C W; Nicklas, J H

The disposal of radioactively-contaminated solid wastes has become a national crisis. In such circumstances, it is imperative that this waste be reduced to minimum volume and be packaged to prevent pollution of the environment. The majority of the solid waste generated at the hot cell under consideration is plastic lab ware. Cutting this waste into small pieces with a hot wire technique reduced the volume 66%. Melting the waste, although more time consuming, reduced the volume 90%. The hot wire technique can also be used to cut up damaged master slave manipulator boots, greatly reducing their disposal volume.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Co., Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-84ID12435
• OSTI ID: 10163999
• Report Number(s): WINCO-11568; CONF-891103-79; ON: DE92017483
• Resource Relation: Conference: Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and nuclear power and technology exhibit,San Francisco, CA (United States),26-30 Nov 1989; Other Information: PBD: 19 Sep 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
PLASTICS
MELTING
CUTTING
SOLID WASTES
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
VOLUME
COST
CONTAINERS
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