Waste management of actinide contaminated soil. [Rocky Flats]

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6323667

Navratil, J. D.; Thompson, G. H.; Kochen, R. L.

Waste management processes have been developed to reduce the volume of Rocky Flats soil contaminated with plutonium and americium and to prepare the contaminated fraction for terminal storage. The primary process consists of wet-screening. The secondary process uses attrition scrubbing and wet screening with additives. The tertiary process involves volume reduction of the contaminated fraction by calcination, or fixation by conversion to glass. The results of laboratory scale testing of the processes are described.

• Research Organization: Atomics International Div., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-04-3533
• OSTI ID: 6323667
• Report Number(s): RFP-2856; CONF-781121-23
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ACTINIDES
AMERICIUM
CLEANING
CONTAMINATION
DECONTAMINATION
ELEMENTS
LEAKS
MANAGEMENT
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PLUTONIUM
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
REMOVAL
ROCKY FLATS PLANT
SOILS
STORAGE
TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE STORAGE