Accession Number:

ADA183104

Title:

Selective Dissolution and Recovery of Depleted Uranium from Armor Plate

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 26 Jun 1986-5 May 1987

Corporate Author:

FOSTER-MILLER INC WALTHAM MA

Personal Author(s):

• Czupryna, Gary
• Levy, Rhonda D.
• Gold, Harris

Report Date:

1987-05-05

Pagination or Media Count:

48.0

Abstract:

The impacted armor targets used in testing high density armor- piercing ammunition containing depleted uranium DU are subject to disposal as low level radioactive waste. Because of the costs associated with disposal of the entire armor plate and the limited use of secured commercial sites in the future, the U.S. Army is seeking to identify and evaluate new technologies for decontaminating these armor plates. The objectives of this Phase I SBIR program are two-fold, namely To develop a selective solvent that can decontaminate impacted armor targets containing DU for disposal or recycle. To identify and characterize technologies that can remove depleted uranium from the solvent for solvent recycle and uranium recovery for easier hazardous waste disposal. Keywords Decontamination, Depleted uranium, Recycle, Solvent extraction, Ion exchange, Precipitation, Chelate, Radopactive waste, Dissolution.

Descriptors:

• *DECONTAMINATION
• *RADIOACTIVE WASTES
• *DEPLETED URANIUM
• ARMOR
• RECOVERY
• TARGETS
• PRECIPITATION
• HIGH DENSITY
• AMMUNITION
• LOW LEVEL
• SOLVENTS
• WASTE DISPOSAL
• DISPOSAL
• ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION
• URANIUM
• ION EXCHANGE
• HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• SOLVENT EXTRACTION
• ARMOR PLATE

Subject Categories:

• Radioactivity, Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products
• Armor
• Radiation Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE