The Denver Process
Creators
- 1. IC Technologies, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO (United States)
- 2. Nuclear Metals, Inc., Concord, MA (United States)
Description
The Denver Process is a chemical/metallurgical process for treating radioactive or mixed wastes by extraction and concentration of the radioactive and/or hazardous component(s). The process was developed at bench scale, evaluated at pilot scale, and will be implemented at full scale to remediate a low-level radioactive sludge. Six unit operations comprise the process: feed handling, leaching, solvent extraction, electrodeposition, precipitation, and tailing preparation. Unit operation design may be modified to tailor the process for varying feed stock composition. Radioactive or mixed waste is reacted with aggressive reagents in an aqueous phase, solubilizing targeted components. These components are then selectively extracted and concentrated in subsequent steps. Waste solids and solution exit the process as non-hazardous nonradioactive waste. Dehydration of aqueous waste by submerged combustion eliminates aqueous discharge
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Minerals, Metals ampersand Materials Society.
- Imprint Place
- Warrendale, PA (United States)
- ISBN
- 0-87339-261-2
- Imprint Title
- Extraction and processing for the treatment and minimization of wastes: 1994
- Imprint Pagination
- 1167 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 913-919.
Conference
- Title
- 123. annual meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
- Dates
- 27 Feb - 3 Mar 1994.
- Place
- San Francisco, CA (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 26022194
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DECONTAMINATION; LIQUID WASTES; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SLUDGES; WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
- Descriptors DEC
- CLEANING; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-940204--.