An Exploration of Mercury Soils Treatment Technologies for the Y-12 Plant - 13217
- UCOR, P.O. Box 4699, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)
- DOE Oak Ridge (United States)
- Strata-G, LLC, 2027 Castaic Lane, Knoxville, TN, 37932 (United States)
- RSI, P.O. Box 4699, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)
- EnergySolutions, P.O. Box 4699, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)
- RSI, P.O. Box 4699, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831 (United States)
There are a number of areas at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) that have been contaminated with mercury due to historical mercury use and storage. Remediation of these areas is expected to generate large volumes of waste that are Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) characteristically hazardous. These soils will require treatment to meet RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) prior to disposal. URS - CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) performed a feasibility assessment to evaluate on-site and off-site options for the treatment and disposal of mercury-contaminated soil from the Y-12 Site. The focus of the feasibility assessment was on treatment for disposal at the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility (EMWMF) located on the Oak Ridge Reservation. A two-phase approach was used in the evaluation process of treatment technologies. Phase 1 involved the selection of three vendors to perform treatability studies using their stabilization treatment technology on actual Y-12 soil. Phase II involved a team of waste management specialists performing an in-depth literature review of all available treatment technologies for treating mercury contaminated soil using the following evaluation criteria: effectiveness, feasibility of implementation, and cost. The result of the treatability study and the literature review revealed several viable on-site and off-site treatment options. This paper presents the methodology used by the team in the evaluation of technologies especially as related to EMWMF waste acceptance criteria, the results of the physical treatability studies, and a regulatory analysis for obtaining regulator approval for the treatment/disposal at the EMWMF. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9-332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22224973
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US--13-WM-13217
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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