Published 1981 | Version v1
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Bituminization of low-level liquid waste

Creators

  • 1. Kyushu Electric Power Co., Fukuoka, Japan

Description

Solidification of radioactive wastes with bitumen has a number of preferable features compared with solidification with cement. Bituminization technology has been developed mainly in European countries such as West Germany, France and Belgium and some of the processes are in practical use at present in various countries of the world. In Japan, the first bituminization plant DRUM MIXER was constructed for the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) by JGC Corporation in 1973. However, this plant was intended for the treatment of radioactive wastes from laboratories. Regarding wastes generated at commercial nuclear power plants, Kyushu Electric Power Co. has just started the operation of a facility for the bituminization of liquid waste from its PWRs by using the DRUM MIXER process. In Japan, besides these two DRUM MIXER plants presently in operation, three are under construction and two are on the drawing boards. In this paper the general features of the bituminization process are reviewed and the results of fundamental research work and actual operation of the DRUM MIXER are discussed

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Penum Press.
Imprint Place
New York, NY
Imprint Title
Scientific basis for nuclear waste management. Volume 3
Journal Page Range
p. 219-226.

Conference

Title
3. annual meeting of the Materials Research Society.
Dates
17 - 20 Nov 1980.
Place
Boston, MA, USA.

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13654342
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BITUMENS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOWSHEETS; JAPAN; LIQUID WASTES; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MIXING; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SOLIDIFICATION; SPECIFICATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DATA; DIAGRAMS; INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL DATA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTORS; TAR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS