International Recycling of LLW Metals
Abstract
Melting of radioactive scrap metal has been successfully practiced for more than 15 years, with approximately 60,000 tons of steel being processed into beneficial reuse applications. This process has converted radioactive scrap metal at a licensed facility into useful products such as shield blocks, security barriers and shield containers. These products are used within the nuclear industry, such as nuclear power plants, waste disposal facilities and high-energy physics research facilities. Recycling provides the following benefits by comparison with direct disposal: - Preserving metal resources. - Conserving valuable Low Level Waste (LLW) disposal site resources, thereby extending disposal site life. - Reducing the cost of metal products to end users by using materials less expensive than virgin metals. This paper outlines international metal recycling practices implemented at EnergySolutions' Bear Creek Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. (authors)
- Authors:
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- EnergySolutions (United States)
- KEK - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (Japan)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 21319715
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-10-WM-08044
TRN: US10V0358061906
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM'08: Waste Management Symposium 2008 - HLW, TRU, LLW/ILW, Mixed, Hazardous Wastes and Environmental Management - Phoenix Rising: Moving Forward in Waste Management, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 24-28 Feb 2008; Other Information: Country of input: France; 3 refs
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CONTAINERS; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MATERIALS RECOVERY; MELTING; OAK RIDGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RECYCLING; SCRAP METALS; STEELS
Citation Formats
Eshleman, T, Jansen, J, and Shinya, Sawada. International Recycling of LLW Metals. United States: N. p., 2008.
Web.
Eshleman, T, Jansen, J, & Shinya, Sawada. International Recycling of LLW Metals. United States.
Eshleman, T, Jansen, J, and Shinya, Sawada. 2008.
"International Recycling of LLW Metals". United States.
@article{osti_21319715,
title = {International Recycling of LLW Metals},
author = {Eshleman, T and Jansen, J and Shinya, Sawada},
abstractNote = {Melting of radioactive scrap metal has been successfully practiced for more than 15 years, with approximately 60,000 tons of steel being processed into beneficial reuse applications. This process has converted radioactive scrap metal at a licensed facility into useful products such as shield blocks, security barriers and shield containers. These products are used within the nuclear industry, such as nuclear power plants, waste disposal facilities and high-energy physics research facilities. Recycling provides the following benefits by comparison with direct disposal: - Preserving metal resources. - Conserving valuable Low Level Waste (LLW) disposal site resources, thereby extending disposal site life. - Reducing the cost of metal products to end users by using materials less expensive than virgin metals. This paper outlines international metal recycling practices implemented at EnergySolutions' Bear Creek Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. (authors)},
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year = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008},
month = {Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008}
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