Plasma filtering techniques for nuclear waste remediation

Renaud Gueroult, David T. Hobbs, Nathaniel J. Fisch

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)153-159
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Hazardous Materials
Volume297
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

  • Economic feasibility
  • Nuclear waste
  • Plasma mass filter
  • Separation

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