title: Plasma filtering techniques for nuclear waste remediation.
abstract: Nuclear waste cleanup is challenged by the handling of feed stocks that are both unknown and complex. Plasma filtering, operating on dissociated elements, offers advantages over chemical methods in processing such wastes. The costs incurred by plasma mass filtering for nuclear waste pretreatment, before ultimate disposal, are similar to those for chemical pretreatment. However, significant savings might be achieved in minimizing the waste mass. This advantage may be realized over a large range of chemical waste compositions, thereby addressing the heterogeneity of legacy nuclear waste.
authors.affiliation: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA. Electronic address: rgueroul@pppl.gov.
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gueroult
authors.affiliation: Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC 29808, USA.
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.affiliation: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.
authors.forename: Nathaniel J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Fisch
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D017046:Cost Savings; D005160:Facility Design and Construction / Q000191:economics; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D018505:Waste Management / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste
keywords: Economic feasibility; Nuclear waste; Plasma mass filter; Separation