d.
Routine operation of chemical processing plants
High-activity liquid wastes - serious and expensive disposal
problem
ae
Chemical processing of reactor fuel wastes
b.
Specially designed tanks generally necessary for storage
c.
Future approaches to high-level liquid waste handling
(1)
Fixation in.inert media
(2)
Special separation of specific radioisotopes
(3)
Direct discharge to selected geologic formations
Gaseous (and particulate) wastes
a.
Operations radioactivity levels ranging from the very low
to high
Airborne particulate wastes treated through filtration and
air scrubbing
Gaseous wastes handled by air-treating units or atmospheric
diffusion and dispersion through tall stacks
Extremely small permissible concentrations of various
radioactive materials in atmosphere necessitate highly efficient filtration and dispersion systems
Solid wastes
a.
Includes contaminated laboratory trash, nonrecoverable
scrap and contaminated equipment
Levels of radioactivity range from a few times background
to quantities requiring substantial shielding and remote
handling
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