Alternatives for Disposal of Depleted Uranium Waste

Alternatives for Disposal of Depleted Uranium Waste

Large quantities of depleted uranium wastes are generated at Eglin AFB each year due to testing of armor penetrating munitions. The majority of this waste consists of sand contaminated with small amounts of depleted uranium. In the study various alternative for disposal were examined in detail inclu...

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Hauptverfasser: Mallory,Charles W, Funk,John G, Sanner,William S , Jr
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ammunition and Explosives
ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
Civil Engineering
CONTAMINATION
Contingency planning
DEPLETED URANIUM
Disposal facilities
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Eglin Air Force Base
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
FY86
PE64610F
PYROPHORIC MATERIALS
Radiation Pollution and Control
Radioactiv, Radioactive Wastes & Fission Prod
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
RESOURCES
RISK
SAND
WASTE DISPOSAL
Waste packaging
WASTE RECYCLING
Waste transportation
WATER QUALITY
WUAFATLAD00GL02
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Zusammenfassung:Large quantities of depleted uranium wastes are generated at Eglin AFB each year due to testing of armor penetrating munitions. The majority of this waste consists of sand contaminated with small amounts of depleted uranium. In the study various alternative for disposal were examined in detail including: disposal at DOE facilities, disposal at commercial facilities, on-site disposal, recycling to industry, inerting/stabilization, and volume reduction. Each alternative was evaluated according to technological status/risk, economic considerations, environmental impact, and commitment of resources.