Economic analysis of recycling contaminated concrete

Conference · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:457170

Stephen, A; Ayers, K W; Boren, J K; Parker, F L ^[1]

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1. Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)

Decontamination and Decommissioning activities in the DOE complex generate large volumes of radioactively contaminated and uncontaminated concrete. Currently, this concrete is usually decontaminated, the contaminated waste is disposed of in a LLW facility and the decontaminated concrete is placed in C&D landfills. A number of alternatives to this practice are available including recycling of the concrete. Cost estimates for six alternatives were developed using a spreadsheet model. The results of this analysis show that recycling alternatives are at least as economical as current practice.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Energy, Environment and Resources Center
• OSTI ID: 457170
• Report Number(s): CONF-961089-; ON: DE97004100; TRN: 97:002105-0019
• Resource Relation: Conference: Beneficial Reuse `96: 4. annual conference on the recycle and reuse of radioactive scrap metal, Knoxville, TN (United States), 22-24 Oct 1996; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Beneficial reuse `96: The fourth annual conference on the recycle and reuse of radioactive scrap metal; PB: 546 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
CONCRETES
WASTE DISPOSAL
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
SURPLUS NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RECYCLING
DECONTAMINATION