Selective dissolution and recovery of depleted uranium from armor plate. Final report, 26 June 1986-5 May 1987
The impacted armor targets used in testing high density armor-piercing ammunition containing depleted uranium (DU) are subject to disposal as low-level radioactive waste. Because of the costs associated with disposal of the entire armor plate and the limited use of secured commercial sites in the future, the U.S. Army is seeking to identify and evaluate new technologies for decontaminating these armor plates. The objectives of this Phase I SBIR program are two-fold, namely: to develop a selective solvent that can decontaminate impacted armor targets containing DU for disposal or recycle, and to identify and characterize technologies that can remove depleted uranium from the solvent for solvent recycle and uranium recovery for easier hazardous-waste disposal.
- Research Organization:
- Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOD. Dept. of the Army
- DOE Contract Number:
- DAAD03-86-C-0017
- OSTI ID:
- 5941506
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-183104/9/XAB; MER-0017-FMI-8644-80
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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PRECIPITATION
RECOVERY
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
TARGETS
WASTE DISPOSAL
ACTINIDES
CLEANING
ELEMENTS
EXTRACTION
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MATERIALS
METALS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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