The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes

U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management

Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309064316
eISBN Pdf: 9780309593137
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1999
Month: June
Pages: 140
Language: English

The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes
Copyright
Acknowledgement of Reviewers
Contents
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
- HISTORY OF THE MWFA AND THE MIXED WASTE COMMITTEE
- ROLE OF THE WASTE FORM IN DOE MIXED WASTE MANAGEMENT
2 Inventory and Characteristics of DOE Mixed Waste
- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3 Mixed Waste Regulations
- TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
  - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  - U.S. Department Of Energy
- WASTE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATION
4 Waste Treatment and Stabilization
- TREATMENT GROUPS
- TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
  - Baseline Treatment Technologies
    - Waste water
    - Combustible Organics
    - Inorganic, Homogeneous Solids and Soils
    - Debris
    - Unique Wastes
  - New Treatment Technologies
    - Molten Metals
    - Non-Thermal Treatment Processes
    - Mercury Stabilization
- AVAILABLE WASTE FORMS
  - Cement-Based Grout
  - Glass
  - Polymer-Encapsulated Forms
  - Crystalline Ceramics
  - Vitreous Ceramics
  - Compacted Debris
- TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  - Recommendations
5 Characterization of Mixed Waste Forms
- LEACHABILITY
- DURABILITY
- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6 Role of the Waste Form in Performance Assessment
- AQUEOUS TRANSPORT SCENARIOS
- AIRBORNE EXPOSURE SCENARIOS
- INTRUSION SCENARIOS
- FINDINGS, DISCUSSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
7 Findings and Recommendations
- GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- WASTE CHARACTERIZATION
- TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
- WASTE FORM CHARACTERIZATION AND PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
- REGULATORY GUIDELINES
References
Appendix A Statement of Task
Appendix B Information Used by the Committee During Its Review
Appendix C Technology Needs Identified by the MWFA
Appendix D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Appendix E Acronyms and Definitions

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