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Environmental Pollutants and the Urban Economy : Phase 1. Final Report, June 1972-October 1975

Description: Costs and benefits of various urban air pollution control policies have been examined in Phase 1 of the Environmental Pollutants and the Urban Economy study being conducted jointly by Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago. The need for sound economic evaluation of air quality regulations is evidenced by the resistance of many industries to pollution control policies based solely on the technical feasibility of achieving public health-related standards. For many firms that em… more
Date: October 1976
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANL/HIWAY: an Air Pollution Evaluation Model for Roadways

Description: This report describes a computer program, called ANL/HIWAY, for estimating air quality levels of nonreactive pollutants produced by vehicular sources. It is valid for receptors at distances of tens to hundreds of meters, at an angle, downwind of the roadway, in relatively uncomplicated terrain. It may be used by planners to analyze the effects of a proposed roadway on adjacent air quality. The ANL/HIWAY model expands the evaluation capabilities of the EPA/HIWAY dispersion model. This report als… more
Date: December 1976
Creator: Concaildi, George A.; Cohen, Alan S. & King, Richard F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Reliability of Retrievable Storage Canisters for Containment of Solid High-Level Radioactive Waste

Description: The reliability of stainless steel type 304L canisters for the containment of solidified high-level radioactive wastes in the glass and calcine forms was studied. A reference system, drawn largely from information furnished by Battelle Northwest Laboratories and Atlantic Richfield Hanford Company is described. Operations include filling the canister with the appropriate waste form, interim storage at a reprocessing plant, shipment in water to a Retrievable Surface Storage Facility (RSSF), inter… more
Date: August 1976
Creator: Mecham, W. J.; Seefeldt, Waldemar B. & Steindler, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Technology Programs Quarterly Progress Report: July-September 1984

Description: Quarterly report on activities of Argonne National Laboratory's Nuclear Technical Programs, including results of studies to measure the degradation of backfill materials after their exposure to temperature and humidity expected in high-level nuclear waste repositories.
Date: April 1985
Creator: Steindler, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility

Description: The Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF) at Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W) in Idaho provides improved treatment for low-level aqueous waste compared to conventional systems. A unique, patented evaporated system is used in the RLWTF. SHADE (shielded hot air drum evaporator, US Patent No. 4,305,780) is a low-cost disposable unit constructed from standard components and is self-shielded. The results of testing and recent operations indicate that evaporation rates of 2 to 6… more
Date: July 1984
Creator: Black, Roger L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Argonne National Laboratory Building 350 Plutonium Fabrication Facility : Final Report

Description: In 1973, Argonne National Laboratory began consolidating and upgrading its plutonium-handling operations with the result that the research fuel-fabrication facility located in Building 350 was shut down and declared surplus. Sixteen of the twenty-three gloveboxes which comprised the system were disassembled and relocated for reuse or placed into controlled storage during 1974 but, due to funding constraints, full-scale decommissioning did not start until 1978. Since that time the fourteen remai… more
Date: February 1985
Creator: Kline, W. H.; Moe, H. J. & Lahey, T. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extraction and Recovery of Plutonium and Americium from Nitric Acid Waste Solutions by the TRUEX Process : Continuing Development Studies

Description: This report summarizes the work done to date on the application of the TRUEX solvent extraction process for removing and separately recovering plutonium and americium from a nitric acid waste solution containing these elements, uranium, and a complement of inert metal ions. This simulated waste stream is typical of a raffinate from a tributyl phosphate (TBP)-based solvent extraction process for removing uranium and plutonium from dissolved plutonium-containing metallurgical scrap. The TRUEX pro… more
Date: September 1985
Creator: Leonard, R. A.; Vandegrift, G. F.; Kalina, D. G.; Fischer, D. F.; Bane, R. W.; Burris, L. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Reaction of Glass During Gamma Irradiation in a Saturated Tuff Environment: Part 1, SRL 165 Glass

Description: The influence of gamma irradiation on the reaction of actinide-doped borosilicate glass (SRL 165) in a saturated tuff environment has been studied in a series of tests lasting up to 56 days. The following conclusions were reached. The reaction of, and subsequent actinide release from, the glass depends on the dynamic interaction between radiolysis effects, which cause the solution pH to become more acidic; glass reaction, which drives the pH more basic; and test component interactions that may … more
Date: February 1986
Creator: Bates, John K.; Fischer, Donald F. & Gerding, Thomas J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Baseline Energy Consumption Forecasts for Transportation: A Review and Evaluation

Description: A baseline projection of energy consumption is needed to estimate the potential energy savings from proposed transport technology and operational improvements. The Reference Energy System projection by Brookhaven National Laboratories and that which Stanford Research Institute produced for Gulf Oil are reviewed here. Attention is focused on the growth rate assumptions of the forecasts and the allowances made for the sensitivity of transport demand and technological efficiency to fuel price chan… more
Date: May 1976
Creator: Koppelman, Frank; O'Sullivan, Pat & Collum, Tom
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transportation Energy Conservation: Tools to Meet the National Objective. Summary of Meeting Held at Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois, February 12, 1976

Description: From the discussions it was concluded that: (1) energy conservation can be achieved in transportation systems through the implementation of system operation and technological strategies; (2) the Federal government should play a vital role in achieving energy conservation by strengthening its position as a central information source, a clearinghouse for state and local governments, industry, and private citizens; (3) the potential for energy savings in transportation system operation and managem… more
Date: 1976
Creator: LaBelle, Sarah J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Technology Programs Quarterly Progress Report: October-December 1983

Description: Quarterly report on activities of Argonne National Laboratory's Nuclear Technical Programs, including evaluation of the potential of radiolytic production of nitric acid or ammonia in a nuclear waste repository to cause degradation of bentonite-based backfill materials.
Date: August 1984
Creator: Steindler, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of On-Line Monitoring Device to Detect the Presence/Absence of Sodium Vapor

Description: A process is being developed by the Sodium Waste Technology Program at ANL-W to remove metallic sodium from scrap and waste. The final step in the process is the removal of residual metallic sodium by evaporation at temperatures up to 482 C (900 F) and at pressures of about 10⁻² torr (1.3 Pa). Efficient operation of this process requires that the operators have a method to indicate the completion of the evaporation. This end point would signify when the chamber and scrap and waste is free of me… more
Date: March 1983
Creator: Wolson, R. D.; McPheeters, C. C.; Kremesec, Victor J. & Kolba, V. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Costs for Solidification of High-Level Radioactive Waste Solutions: Glass Monoliths vs Metal Matrices

Description: A comparative economic analysis was made of four solidification processes for liquid high-level radioactive waste. Two processes produced borosilicate glass monoliths and two others produced metal matrix composites of lead and borosilicate glass beads and lead and super-calcine pellets. Within the uncertainties of the cost (1979 dollars) estimates, the cost of the four processes was about the same, with the major cost component being the cost of the primary building structure. Equipment costs a… more
Date: May 1981
Creator: Jardine, L. J.; Carlton, R. E. & Steindler, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compatibility of Technologies with Regulations in the Waste Management of H-3, I-129, C-14, and Kr-85: Part 1, Initial Information Base

Description: This report summarizes the information base that was collected and reviewed in preparation for carrying out an analysis of the compatibility with regulations of waste management technologies for disposal of Hydrogen-3, Iodine-129, Carbon-14, and Krypton-85. Based on the review of this literature, summaries are presented here of waste-form characteristics, packaging, transportation, and disposal methods. Also discussed are regulations that might apply to all operations involved in disposal of th… more
Date: August 1983
Creator: Trevorrow, L. E.; Vandegrift, G. F.; Kolba, V. M. & Steindler, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compatibility of Technologies with Regulations in the Waste Management of H-3, I-129, C-14, and Kr-85: Part 2, Analysis

Description: Waste forms of hydrogen-3, iodine-129, carbon-14, and krypton-85 separated from fuel reprocessing streams and procedures for managing them were analyzed regarding compliance with regulations. Transportation of these wastes in certain DOT-specification packagings would be permissible, but some of these packagings may not be acceptable in some disposal situations. Transportation of gaseous krypton-85 in a currently certified cylinder is possible, but a fuel reprocessor may wish to ship larger qua… more
Date: November 1983
Creator: Trevorrow, L. E.; Kolba, V. M.; Vandegrift, G. F. & Steindler, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANL Technical Support Program for DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Annual Report for October 1991 - September 1992

Description: Management (EM) to evaluate factors that are anticipated to affect waste glass reaction during repository disposal, especially in an unsaturated environment typical of what may be expected for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository site.
Date: May 1993
Creator: Bates, John K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANL Technical Support Program for DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management

Description: A program was established for DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) to evaluate factors that are anticipated to affect waste glass reaction during repository disposal, especially in an unsaturated environment typical of what may be expected for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository site.
Date: June 1994
Creator: Bates, John K.; Bourcier, W. L.; Bradley, C. R.; Brown, N. R.; Buck, E. C.; Carroll, S. A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANL Technical Support Program for DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Annual Report October 1993 - September 1994

Description: A program was established for DOE Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) to evaluate factors that are anticipated to affect waste glass reaction during repository disposal, especially in an unsaturated environment typical of what may be expected for the proposed Yucca Mountain repository site.
Date: June 1995
Creator: Bates, John K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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