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The Environmental Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament pp 119–124Cite as

Electro-Chemical Methods for Decontaminating and Treating Radioactive Waste Resulting from Weapons-Facilities Clean-Up

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Production and dismantling of nuclear weapons inevitably generate radioactive waste that can be divided into two groups: bulk contaminated and surface contaminated. Electro-chemical treatment offers convenient and economical ways to separate radioactive and non-radioactive components of waste. This paper discusses applications of electro-chemical treatment methods for destruction of hazardous components and metal decontamination. In numerous cases these methods allow for recovery and re-use of non-radioactive components.

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  1. Chemical Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA

    S. Marczak, J. Anderson & J. Dziewinski

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  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Mail Stop J591, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA

    Thomas E. Baca (Director of Environmental Programs) (Director of Environmental Programs)

  2. Faculty of Physics and Nuclear Techniques Institute of Nuclear Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow, Poland

    Tadeusz Florkowski

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Marczak, S., Anderson, J., Dziewinski, J. (2000). Electro-Chemical Methods for Decontaminating and Treating Radioactive Waste Resulting from Weapons-Facilities Clean-Up. In: Baca, T.E., Florkowski, T. (eds) The Environmental Challenges of Nuclear Disarmament. NATO Science Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4104-8_13

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