Selective Dissolution and Recovery of Depleted Uranium from Armor Plate

Abstract

The impacted armor targets used in testing high density armor- piercing ammunition containing depleted uranium (DU) are subject to disposal as low level radioactive waste. Because of the costs associated with disposal of the entire armor plate and the limited use of secured commercial sites in the future, the U.S. Army is seeking to identify and evaluate new technologies for decontaminating these armor plates. The objectives of this Phase I SBIR program are two-fold, namely: To develop a selective solvent that can decontaminate impacted armor targets containing DU for disposal or recycle. To identify and characterize technologies that can remove depleted uranium from the solvent for solvent recycle and uranium recovery for easier hazardous waste disposal. Keywords: Decontamination, Depleted uranium, Recycle, Solvent extraction, Ion exchange, Precipitation, Chelate, Radopactive waste, Dissolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1987
Accession Number
ADA183104

Entities

People

  • Gary Czupryna
  • Harris Gold
  • Rhonda D. Levy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armor
  • Armor Plate
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hydrogen
  • Ion Exchange
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Radioactive Wastes
  • Resins
  • Uranium Compounds

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Metallurgy
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security