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Reuse of concrete within DOE from decontamination and decommissioning projects
Within the next few decades, millions of cubic meters of concrete are expected to be removed from nuclear facilities across the U.S. Department of Energy Complex as a result of D&D activities. One of the challenges facing DOEs D&D program is to find an ecologically and economically sound method to deal with the large volume of concrete that will be generated. Reusing this concrete is much less expensive than disposal of the concrete at waste disposal sites. A projected savings of over $1 billion might be expected within the DOE complex from the reuse of concrete. The overall goal of thisproject is to develop and deploy protocols for the free-release of concrete in accordance with DOE Order 5400.5. The three main objectives of this project are (1) development of a DOE-wide approved concrete release protocol; (2) use of this protocol on a test case at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL); and (3) distribution of the protocol to other DOE sites for use. The development of this protocol was a team effort among Argonne National Laboratory East, Vanderbilt University, and the INEEL.
Reuse of concrete within DOE from decontamination and decommissioning projects
Within the next few decades, millions of cubic meters of concrete are expected to be removed from nuclear facilities across the U.S. Department of Energy Complex as a result of D&D activities. One of the challenges facing DOEs D&D program is to find an ecologically and economically sound method to deal with the large volume of concrete that will be generated. Reusing this concrete is much less expensive than disposal of the concrete at waste disposal sites. A projected savings of over $1 billion might be expected within the DOE complex from the reuse of concrete. The overall goal of thisproject is to develop and deploy protocols for the free-release of concrete in accordance with DOE Order 5400.5. The three main objectives of this project are (1) development of a DOE-wide approved concrete release protocol; (2) use of this protocol on a test case at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL); and (3) distribution of the protocol to other DOE sites for use. The development of this protocol was a team effort among Argonne National Laboratory East, Vanderbilt University, and the INEEL.
Reuse of concrete within DOE from decontamination and decommissioning projects
J. L. Tripp (author) / A. M. Phillips (author) / R. H. Meservey (author) / S. Y. Chen (author) / S. Kamboj (author)
2000
10 pages
Report
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English