Treatment of mixed organic/radioactive waste using on-site photochemical oxidation
- Vulcan Peroxidation Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (United States)
Numerous technologies are available to successfully treat organic contamination in water or wastewater. A variety of techniques also exist that are used to neutralize radioactive waste. However, few technologies can satisfactorily address the treatment of mixed organic/radioactive waste without creating unacceptable waste products or resulting in extremely high treatment costs. An innovative solution to the mixed waste problem is on-site photochemical oxidation. Liquid-phase photochemical oxidation has a long-standing history of successful application to the destruction of organic compounds. By using photochemical oxidation, the organic contaminants are destroyed on-site leaving the water, with radionuclides, that can be reused or disposed of as appropriate. This technology offers advantages that include zero air emissions, no solid or liquid waste formation, and relatively low treatment cost. Case histories from recent design testing, including cost analyses for the resulting full-scale installations, will be presented. They include: Rocky Flats Plant; Puget Naval Shipyard; and Hanford Reservation.
- OSTI ID:
- 113210
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940499--; ISBN 1-56590-014-6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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