Decontamination of metals by melt refining/slagging. An annotated bibliography: Update on stainless steel and steel

Abstract

Office of Environmental Management Under DOE Idaho Operations Office Contract DE-AC07-941D13223 MASPE a. Prlnclpal Investlgator, Montana Tech of the University of Montana. b. Graduate Student, Montana Tech of the Universlty of Montana.

Characterization of Transport and Solidification in the Metal Recycling Processes

“…The surrogates used to simulate plutonium oxide and transuranic oxide distribution include HfOz; EO,; and rare earth oxides of dysprosium, terbium,neodymium, cerium and ytterbium (Worcester et al 1993). Cerium (Tv) oxide and cesium chloride have been used in surrogate waste in plasma hearth processes for mixed waste treatment appli~ation.4~ (Hassel et al 1994) h this project, cerium (IV) oxide and cesium chloride were used as radionuclide surrogates.…”

Decontamination and decarburization of stainless and carbon steel by melt refining

“…The first was an extensive search of 12 databases, reviewing over 280 published literature reports pertaining to the decontamination refining of stainless steel, annotating the articles and publishing the results (Worcester, 1993). The second literature evaluation consisted of reviewing, annotating, and publishing results for steel decontamination refining, and updating the stainless steel annotation from 1993 to 1995 (Worcester, 1995). Relevant comments resulting from the literature reviews are presented below.…”