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The objective of this proposal is to develop enabling technology for the production of bulk scintillating nanocomposites that have gamma radiation detection properties of single crystal NaI but with the manufacturability of plastic scintillators. These performance criteria may be met by developing nanoparticle polymer composites with ultra-high nanoparticle loadings. These ‘ultra-composites’ w ...

Analysis of nuclear material samples in the field has many advantages over laboratory analysis. Laboratory analyses can be slow, involve increased expense, lead to additional waste generation and disposal problems, and may introduce errors due to sample degradation or mishandling. In situ analysis mitigates all of these problems. The specific aim of this project is the development of a truly por ...

All titanium is produced by the Kroll process, which is a batch process for the magnesium (Mg) reduction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4). Separate operations are required to produce the toxic and very corrosive TiCl4, which must be stored and transported. Magnesium also is produced separately in liquid form via the electrolysis of magnesium chloride (MgCl2), which requires storage and transport ...

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WASTE PICKLING LIQUOR IS PRODUCED WHIN ACID IS USED TO RE- MOVED SCALE FROM STEEL PRODUCTS. TYPICALLY IT CONTAINS 10% ACID AND 5% IRON IN THE FORM OF THE FERROUS SALT OF THE ACIDUSED. IT IS PRODUCED IN LARGE QUANTITIES. ITS DISPOSAL IS DIFFICULT AND WILL BECOME MORE SO WHEN THE PLANNED TOTAL BANON ON DEPOSITION OF LIQUIDS IN A LAND DISPOSAL SITES BECOMES EFFECTIVE. AN ELECTROLYTIC PROCESS WILL BE ...

THE CONTAINMENT OF TOXIC MATERIALS ALREADY BURIED IN THE GROUND AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DISPOSAL SITES ARE DIFFI-CULT TASKS. IN BOTH CASES THERE IS A NEED FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL BARRIER WALLS IN THE GROUND THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT WITH CURRENTLY-AVAILA- BLE TECHNOLOGIES. FLUIDYNE PROPOSES TO CONSTRUCT SUCH BARRIER WALLS WITH A NOVEL ONE-STEP PROCESS THT IN ...

All titanium is produced by the Kroll process, which is a batch process for the magnesium (Mg) reduction of titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4). Separate operations are required to produce the toxic and very corrosive TiCl4, which must be stored and transported. Magnesium also is produced separately in liquid form via the electrolysis of magnesium chloride (MgCl2), which requires storage and transport ...

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WASTE PAINT SLUDGE IS GENERATED IN LARGE QUANTITIES BY AUTO-MOBILE, APPLIANCE, AND OTHER MANUFACTURERS AND A VAST MAJORITY OS IT IS BEING DISPOSED OF IN HJAZARDOUS LAND FILLS. PAST EFFORTS TO DISOPOSE OF THIS SLUDGE IN INCINERATORS HAVEMET WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. THIS HAZARDOUS WASTE STREAM GENERATION IS ESTIMATED AT 480 MILLION POUNDS PER YEAR. THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE TECHNIC ...