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Challenges in the Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Wastes at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

DE2001768169

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Del Signore, J. C.; Moss, W. D.; Worland, V. P.; McLenahan, R. L.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Radioactive liquid wastes generated by research and operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are processed through a central treatment facility that was constructed in 1963. The treatment process was changed in 1999 to address new and more stringent discharge requirements. While the new treatment processes successfully improved the quality of treated waters, they also generated more than 20 secondary and tertiary waste streams, resulting in severe process inefficiencies and increased treatment costs. These problems were tackled through a study that characterized the new waste streams and recommended problems were tackled through a study that characterized the new waste streams and recommended process refinements. Recommendations implemented to date have succeeded as predicted by the study.
Keywords	Radioactive waste processing Liquid wastes Radioactive waste facilities Nitrates Ultrafiltration Osmosis Sludges Impurities Recommendations Radioactive waste management Treatment processes
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity 68F - Radiation Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Los Alamos National Lab., NM.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200122

Challenges in the Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Wastes at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Challenges in the Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Wastes at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
DE2001768169

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Del Signore, J. C.; Moss, W. D.; Worland, V. P.; McLenahan, R. L.
Page Count	20
Abstract	Radioactive liquid wastes generated by research and operations at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are processed through a central treatment facility that was constructed in 1963. The treatment process was changed in 1999 to address new and more stringent discharge requirements. While the new treatment processes successfully improved the quality of treated waters, they also generated more than 20 secondary and tertiary waste streams, resulting in severe process inefficiencies and increased treatment costs. These problems were tackled through a study that characterized the new waste streams and recommended problems were tackled through a study that characterized the new waste streams and recommended process refinements. Recommendations implemented to date have succeeded as predicted by the study.
Keywords	Radioactive waste processing Liquid wastes Radioactive waste facilities Nitrates Ultrafiltration Osmosis Sludges Impurities Recommendations Radioactive waste management Treatment processes
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	77G - Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity 68F - Radiation Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Los Alamos National Lab., NM.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200122