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RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT PART 2. A RAHMAN RWE NUKEM Ltd (UK). Name, company and chapter. Sources of Radioactive Waste. Operational activities POCO Decontamination Dismantling Land remediation. Management of Radioactive Waste. From generation of waste. To disposal of waste. Hazards.
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RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENTPART 2 A RAHMAN RWE NUKEM Ltd (UK) Name, company and chapter
Sources of Radioactive Waste • Operational activities • POCO • Decontamination • Dismantling • Land remediation
Management of Radioactive Waste From generation of waste To disposal of waste
Hazards Disposed Unmanaged Managed Conditioned Variation of hazards with RWM Hazards in RWM
Physical States of waste Solids: Contaminated materials, equipment, pipes, cables, concrete, rubbles etc Liquids: Arising from decontamination work, waste treatment plant, water purification system etc. Gases: Arising from decontamination processes, dismantling activities etc.
Waste types Primary wastes: contaminated and activated original materials. Secondary wastes: from processing of primary waste, from decontamination and other associated processes.
Treatment objectives • Volume reduction • Removal of activities • Suitable composition
Conditioning objectives • Conversion to solid form • waste form • Suitable for long term storage or disposal
Waste and materials Pre-treatment Treatment Cleared Material (general) Cleared Material (specific) Conditioning Storage and Disposal
Various types of Treatment • Solid waste: (i) Compaction (ii) Incineration • Aqueous effluent: (i) Chemical precipitation (ii) Evaporation (iii) Ion exchange • Gaseous waste: (i) HEPA filters (ii) Adsorption or chemisorption (iii) Scrubbing (iv) Cryogenic retention
Types of Treatment for Solid Waste • No compaction, no incineration • No compaction, incineration • Pre-compaction, no incineration • Pre-compaction, incineration
Pallet Drying Facility (PETRA) • At pressures of 20 – 50 mbar (abs) • At temperatures of about 3000C • Up to about 8 drums at a time
Super-compactor with horizontal piston (FAKIR) 1: Exit 2: Sliding door 3: Jib crane 4: Grab 5: Compactor chamber 6: Tipping device 7: Charger 8: Working platform 9: Hydraulic system and control 10 Hydraulic cylinder 11: Ram
Waste Receipt Assay Characterisation and Super-compaction (WRACS) at Dounreay