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State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes : U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management.
Title:
State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes : U. S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management.
Author:
Staff, National Research Council.
ISBN:
9780309593137
Physical Description:
1 online resource (140 pages)
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 -- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Recommendations -- 5 Characterization of Mixed Waste Forms -- LEACHABILITY -- DURABILITY -- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 6 Role of the Waste Form in Performance Assessment -- AQUEOUS TRANSPORT SCENARIOS -- AIRBORNE EXPOSURE SCENARIOS -- INTRUSION SCENARIOS -- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 7 Findings and Recommendations -- GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- WASTE CHARACTERIZATION -- TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES -- 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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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