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The state of development of waste forms for mixed wastes : U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management / Committee on Mixed Wastes, Board on Radioactive Waste Management, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- Compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Radioactive waste disposal--United States.
- Radioactive waste disposal.
- United States. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Management.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (139 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes
- Copyright
- Acknowledgement of Reviewers
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- HISTORY OF THE MWFA AND THE MIXED WASTE COMMITTEE
- ROLE OF THE WASTE FORM IN DOE MIXED WASTE MANAGEMENT
- 2 Inventory and Characteristics of DOE Mixed Waste
- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 3 Mixed Waste Regulations
- TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- U.S. Department Of Energy
- WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATION
- 4 Waste Treatment and Stabilization
- TREATMENT GROUPS
- TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
- Baseline Treatment Technologies
- Waste water
- Combustible Organics
- Inorganic, Homogeneous Solids and Soils
- Debris
- Unique Wastes
- New Treatment Technologies
- Molten Metals
- Non-Thermal Treatment Processes
- Mercury Stabilization
- AVAILABLE WASTE FORMS
- Cement-Based Grout
- Glass
- Polymer-Encapsulated Forms
- Crystalline Ceramics
- Vitreous Ceramics
- Compacted Debris
- TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
- Recommendations
- 5 Characterization of Mixed Waste Forms
- LEACHABILITY
- DURABILITY
- 6 Role of the Waste Form in Performance Assessment
- AQUEOUS TRANSPORT SCENARIOS
- AIRBORNE EXPOSURE SCENARIOS
- INTRUSION SCENARIOS
- 7 Findings and Recommendations
- GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
- WASTE FORM CHARACTERIZATION AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
- REGULATORY GUIDELINES
- References
- Appendix A Statement of Task
- Appendix B Information Used by the Committee During Its Review
- Appendix C Technology Needs Identified by the MWFA.
- Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
- Appendix E Acronyms and Definitions.
- Notes:
- "Support for this study was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, under Grant No. DE-FC01-94EW54069"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-112).
- ISBN:
- 9786610186181
- 9781280186189
- 1280186186
- 9780309593137
- 0309593131
- 9780585068220
- 0585068224
- OCLC:
- 42855787
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