Alternatives for disposal of depleted-uranium waste. Final technical report, October 1984-August 1985

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5646523

Mallory, C W; Funk, J G; Sanner, W S

Large quantities of depleted uranium wastes are generated at Eglin AFB each year due to testing of armor-penetrating munitions. The majority of this waste consists of sand contaminated with small amounts of depleted uranium. In this study various alternative for disposal were examined in detail including: disposal at DOE facilities, disposal at commercial facilities, on-site disposal, recycling to industry, inerting/stabilization, and volume reduction. Each alternative was evaluated according to technological status/risk, economic considerations, environmental impact, and commitment of resources.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hittman Nuclear, Inc., Columbia, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5646523
• Report Number(s): AD-A-166739/3/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ACTINIDES
CONTAMINATION
DEPLETED URANIUM
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RESOURCES
SAND
URANIUM
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WATER QUALITY