Electrolytic decontamination of conductive materials for hazardous waste management
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OSTI ID:210531
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This paper very briefly describes the use of electrochemistry at the US Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility for surface and waste stream decontamination. The primary example cited is the use of electrolysis to decontaminate oralloy (highly enriched uranium) to swipable plutonium and americium. The electrolytic method has been found to be more effictive than a nitric acid spray leach process, and it forms a solid product that is over 99.9% reduced in volume.
- OSTI ID:
- 210531
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9509139--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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