Open AccessCurrent and projected liquid low-level waste generation at ORNL
Author(s) -
S.M. DePaoli,
G. D. West
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/238479
Subject(s) - oak ridge national laboratory , waste management , truck , environmental science , volume (thermodynamics) , evaporator , evaporation , engineering , geography , nuclear physics , meteorology , physics , mechanical engineering , heat exchanger , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
Liquid low-level waste (LLLW) is generated by various programs and projects throughout Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This waste is collected in bottles, by trucks, or in underground collection tanks; it is then neutralized with sodium hydroxide and reduced in volume at the ORNL LLLW evaporator. This report presents historical and projected data concerning the volume and the characterization of LLLW, both prior to and after evaporation. Storage space for projected waste generation is also discussed