ALPHA WASTE MINIMIZATION IN TERMS OF VOLUME AND RADIOACTIVITY AT COGEMA'S MELOX AND LA HAGUE PLANTS
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OSTI ID:825712
This paper describes the management of alpha waste that cannot be stored in surface repositories under current French regulations. The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of COGEMA's Integrated Waste Management Strategy. The topics discussed include primary waste minimization, from facility design to operating feedback; primary waste management by the plant operator, including waste characterization; waste treatment options that led to building waste treatment industrial facilities for plutonium decontamination, compaction and cement solidification; and optimization of industrial tools, which is strongly influenced by safety and financial considerations.
- Research Organization:
- COGEMA, Recycling Business Unit, Marcoule Plant, BP 170, 30206 Bagnols-sur-Chze Cedex (FR); COGEMA, Reprocessing Business Unit, La Hague Plants, 50440 Beaumont Hague Cedex (FR); SGN, Engineering Business Unit, 1, rue des Huerons, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 78182 Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines Cedex (FR)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc. (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 825712
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste Management 2003 Symposium, Tucson, AZ (US), 02/23/2003--02/27/2003; Other Information: PBD: 27 Feb 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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