New analytical methods to minimize secondary waste

Conference · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:79729

Green, D W; Smith, L L; Cain, J S; Boparai, A S; Kiely, J T; Yaeger, J S; Schilling, J B

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will require a large number of waste characterizations over a multi-year period to accomplish the Department`s goals in environmental restoration and waste management. Estimates vary, but two million analyses annually are expected. The waste generated by the analytical procedures used for characterizations is a significant source of new DOE waste. Success in reducing the volume of secondary waste and the costs of handling this waste would significantly decrease the overall cost of this DOE program. We have chosen to review the analytical procedures in three areas -- sample injection for inorganic analysis, dissolution of waste samples for radiochemical analysis, and sample preparation for analysis of organic constituents.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 79729
• Report Number(s): ANL/CMT-ACL/CP--85503; CONF-950690--1; ON: DE95014229
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
40 CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
US DOE
VOLATILE MATTER