Plasma filtering techniques for nuclear waste remediation

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

卷:297

Article

Gueroult, Renaud¹  Hobbs, David T.²  Fisch, Nathaniel J.¹ 

[1] Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA

[2] Savannah River Natl Lab, Aiken, SC 29808 USA

关键词: Nuclear waste;    Separation;    Plasma mass filter;    Economic feasibility;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.04.058

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Nuclear waste cleanup is challenged by the handling of feed stocks that are both unknown and complex. Plasma filtering, operating on dissociated elements, offers advantages over chemical methods in processing such wastes. The costs incurred by plasma mass filtering for nuclear waste pretreatment, before ultimate disposal, are similar to those for chemical pretreatment. However, significant savings might be achieved in minimizing the waste mass. This advantage may be realized over a large range of chemical waste compositions, thereby addressing the heterogeneity of legacy nuclear waste. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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