Engineering
8 years ago

New decontamination method revolutionizes closure of hazardous waste storage tanks

Decontamination Study for Mixed Waste Storage Tanks RCRA Closure
D.M. Leaphart, S. Reed, W.N. Rankin

Paper Summary

The Savannah River Site is figuring out how to clean up six underground tanks holding mixed waste to close them properly. They looked at different ways to clean the tanks, considering how well they work, if they can be used with the waste already there, how to get rid of the cleaning stuff, and how much it costs.

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