No.2（2007）16.Volume reduction and solidification of radioactive waste incineration ash with waste glass

Hidemi Koyama, Masayuki Kobayashi

The low-level radioactive waste generated from research institutions and hospitals etc. is packed into a container and is kept. The volume reduced state or the unprocessed state by incineration or compression processing are used because neither landfill sites nor disposal methods have been fixed. Especially, because the bulk density is low, and it is easy to disperse, the low-level radioactive waste incineration ash incinerated for the volume reduction is a big issue for security, safety and stability in the inventory location. A safe and appropriate disposal processing method is desired. When the low temperature sintering method in the use of the glass bottle cullet was examined, volume reduction and stabilization of low-level radioactive waste incineration ash were verified. The proposed method is useful for the easy treatment of low-level radioactive waste incineration ash.

Keywords

radioactive waste, incineration ash, volume reduction, solidification, waste glass

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