Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity: Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility

Dirk Mallants; Ann Dierckx; Lian Wang; Geert Volckaert

doi:10.1115/ICEM2001-1235

Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity: Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility

Dirk Mallants, Ann Dierckx, Lian Wang, Geert Volckaert

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Abstract

Radioactive wastes often contain considerable amounts of non-radiological and potentially toxic components such as heavy metals, organics, etc. The present study discusses an impact assessment methodology applied to the surface repository located at Olen (Belgium) containing various wastes from radium and uranium production. The impact assessment considered leaching to groundwater and use of groundwater for production of drinking water and irrigation. Leaching of radionuclides and non-radiological components from the storage facility was calculated using numerical models of water flow and contaminant transport. Results showed that leaching from the waste forms containing the highest concentration in radium, uranium, lead, and arsenic (i.e., various uranium mill tailings and radium sources and needles) did not lead to unacceptable concentrations in the groundwater when a reasonable leaching period was considered.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME Conference proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation
Publisher	ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages	1303-1308
Number of pages	6
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1235
State	Published - Sep 2002
Event	2001 - ICEM'01: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation - Bruges Duration: 30 Sep 2001 → 4 Oct 2001

Conference

Conference	2001 - ICEM'01
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	2001-09-30 → 2001-10-04

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Waste Management and Disposal

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Mallants, D., Dierckx, A., Wang, L., & Volckaert, G. (2002). Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity: Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility. In ASME Conference proceedings: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation (Vol. 3, pp. 1303-1308). Article ICEM2001-1235 ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1235

Mallants, Dirk ; Dierckx, Ann ; Wang, Lian et al. / Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity : Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility. ASME Conference proceedings: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . Vol. 3 ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002. pp. 1303-1308

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Mallants, D, Dierckx, A, Wang, L & Volckaert, G 2002, Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity: Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility. in ASME Conference proceedings: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . vol. 3, ICEM2001-1235, ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 1303-1308, 2001 - ICEM'01, Bruges, Belgium, 2001-09-30. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2001-1235

Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity: Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility. / Mallants, Dirk; Dierckx, Ann; Wang, Lian et al.
ASME Conference proceedings: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . Vol. 3 ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002. p. 1303-1308 ICEM2001-1235.

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Mallants D, Dierckx A, Wang L, Volckaert G. Impact assessment analysis for surface storage of radioactive waste addressing radiotoxicity and chemotoxicity: Application to an existing radium-waste surface storage facility. In ASME Conference proceedings: ASME 2001 8th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation . Vol. 3. ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2002. p. 1303-1308. ICEM2001-1235 doi: 10.1115/ICEM2001-1235