Recycling/Disposal Alternatives for Depleted Uranium Wastes

Abstract

All depleted uranium (DU) waste generated during test activities and from unused war reserve is subject to disposal as low-level radioactive waste. At present there is no operational alternative to sending DU wastes to commercial disposal sites for burial. Because of the uncertainties associated with the use of commercial sites in the future, the Air Force is seeking to identify and evaluate feasible recycling/disposal alternatives for the disposition of its DU wastes. In this report, potential recycle and disposal options are defined and briefly characterized. For each form of the DU waste, benefits and issues of applicable recycling/disposal alternatives are identified. Based on a comparative evaluation of these options, the most promising mode(s) of disposition are indicated for each type of waste material. The responsibilities and key regulations of government agencies pertaining to the management of low-level radioactive waste are given in the appendix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108972

Entities

People

  • David M. Kagan
  • James Y. Nalbandian
  • Sharon A. Bucci

Organizations

  • TASC, Inc

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hazards
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Fuels
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Waste Disposal Facilities
  • Waste Management

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