Published 1997 | Version v1
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A new waste minimization method for the determination of total nonhalogenated volatile organic compounds in TRU wastes

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Description

As part of the technical support CST-12 provides for a wide variety of defense and nondefense programs within Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Department of Energy (DOE) complex, new waste minimization technique is under development for radiological volatile organic analysis (Hot VOA). Currently all HOT VOA must be run in a glovebox. Several types of sample contain TRU radiological waste in the form of particulates. By prefiltering the samples through a 1.2 micron syringe and counting the radioactivity, it has been found that many of the samples can be analyzed outside a glovebox. In the present investigation, the types of Hot VOA samples that can take advantage of this new technique, the volume and types of waste reduced and the experimental parameters will be discussed. Overall, the radioactive waste generated is minimized

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Available from INIS in electronic form and/or on microfiche ; Also available from OSTI as DE97007186; NTIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
LA-UR--97-1263

Conference

Title
4. international conference on methods and applications of radioanalytical chemistry.
Dates
6-11 Apr 1997.
Place
Kona, HI (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
29006497
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; LANL; MINIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SEPARATION PROCESSES
Descriptors DEC
MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract W-7405-ENG-36
Funding organization
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States).
Secondary number(s)
CONF-970424--15.