Published 1979
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Journal article
Comparison of bitumen and cement immobilization of intermediate- and low-level radioactive waste
Description
The Bitumen Immobilization Facility (BIF) is projected to produce 2530 drums/plant-year, while the Cement Immobilization Facility (CIF) will produce 5590 drums/plant-year. The capacity factor, the fraction of the time the facility operated during any year, of the CIF is 0.21, while that of the BIF is 0.36. The secondary radioactive wastes for the facilities are nearly equal except for the large volume of process distillate generated by the BIF. The utility requirements for the BIF are greater. The manpower requirements for the BIF and the CIF are equal. The economics of the two facilities are nearly identical. Safety differences slightly favor the CIF. 15 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Proc. Symp. Waste Manage.
- Journal Issue
- p. 557-582
- Series
- Proc. Symp. Waste Manage.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 13676057
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- BITUMENS; CEMENTS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ECONOMICS; INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SAFETY; SOLIDIFICATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BUILDING MATERIALS; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TAR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES