GAMMA IRRADIATION TESTING OF MONTAN WAX FOR USE IN WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS [electronic resource].
- Published
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Environmental Management, 1996.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description
- 20 pages : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy. Office of Environmental Management, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- A field demonstration was funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to quantify the potential use of montan wax as a subsurface barrier material for nuclear waste management applications. As part of that demonstration, a study was completed to address some of the characteristics of the wax. Of particular interest is its resistance to chemical and structural changes that would influence its integrity as a barrier to minimize the migration of contaminants from their storage or disposal locations. Properties that were evaluated included hardness, melting point, molecular weight, and biodegradation as a function of gamma radiation dose. Based on the data obtained to date the wax is extremely resistant to radiation-induced change. Coupled with low permeability, the material shows promise as a subsurface barrier material.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:bnl--67335
E 1.99: ew4040500
ew4040500
bnl--67335 - Subject(s)
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- Note
- Published through SciTech Connect.
09/08/1996.
"bnl--67335"
" ew4040500"
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT VIII, BIRMINGHAM, AL (US), 09/08/1996--09/12/1996.
SOO,P.; HEISER,J.; HART,A. - Funding Information
- AC02-98CH10886
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