Development of a Novel Depleted Uranium Treatment Process at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Journal Article · Mon Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2007 · American Society of Civil Engineers Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, vol. 12, no. 1, January 1, 2008, pp. 18-24

OSTI ID:936983

Gates-Anderson, D; Bowers, J; Laue, C; Fitch, T

A three-stage process was developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to treat potentially pyrophoric depleted uranium metal wastes. The three-stage process includes waste sorting/rinsing, acid dissolution of the waste metal with a hydrochloric and phosphoric acid solution, and solidification of the neutralized residuals from the second stage with clay. The final product is a solid waste form that can be transported to and disposed of at a permitted low-level radioactive waste disposal site.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 936983
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JRNL-227969; TRN: US0806152
• Journal Information: American Society of Civil Engineers Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management, vol. 12, no. 1, January 1, 2008, pp. 18-24, Vol. 12, Issue 1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES AND NON-RACIOACTIVE WASTER FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
DEPLETED URANIUM
DISSOLUTION
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
PHOSPHORIC ACID
SOLID WASTES
SOLIDIFICATION
WASTES