• 제목/요약/키워드: Waste characterization

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Seasonal characterization and present status of municipal solid waste (MSW) management in Varanasi, India

  • Dasgupta, Betty;Yadav, Vijay Laxmi;Mondal, Monoj Kumar
    • Advances in environmental research
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.51-60
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    • 2013
  • The paper aims to characterise the waste generated in municipality of Varanasi, the most populated city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. MSW is a heterogeneous waste and composition of the waste varied from season to season. The generation, collection and management of waste have become a major environmental problem in most of the developing cities. MSW was collected from open dumping grounds for 2 consecutive years. Each year was classified into 3 seasons of 4 months. On analysis it was found that the biodegradable fraction is always more than other fractions with a minimum of 48.25% in rainy season. With such a high fraction of biodegradable wastes, options such as composting and biomethanation could be tried to convert waste into energy. The average weight of waste generation at present is 0.460 kg per capita per day. The study showed that waste generation and collection were increasing every year, which may be attributed to increase in population.

Illustration of Nagra's AMAC approach to Kori-1 NPP decommissioning based on experience from its detailed application to Swiss NPPs

  • Volmert, Ben;Bykov, Valentyn;Petrovic, Dorde;Kickhofel, John;Amosova, Natalia;Kim, Jong Hyun;Cho, Cheon Whee
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제53권5호
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    • pp.1491-1510
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    • 2021
  • This work presents an illustration of Nagra's AMAC (Advanced Methodology for Activation Characterization) approach to the South Korean pressurized water reactor Kori-1 decommissioning. The results achieved are supported by the existing experience from the detailed AMAC applications to Swiss NPPs and are used not only for a demonstration of the applicability of AMAC to South Korean NPPs, but also for a first approximation of the activated waste volumes to be expected from Kori-1. A packaging concept based on the above activation characterization is also presented, using the AMAC algorithmic optimization software ALGOPACK leading to the minimum number of waste containers needed given the selected packaging constraints. Nagra's AMAC enables effective planning before and during NPP decommissioning, including recommendations for cutting profiles for diverse reactor components and building structures. Finally, it is expected to lead to significant cost savings by reducing the number of expensive waste containers, by optimizing a potential melting strategy for metallic waste as well as by significantly limiting the number of radiological measurements. All information about Kori-1 used for the purpose of this study was collected from publicly available sources.

폐석회 혼합토사의 환경영향 저감방안 연구

  • 홍승서;정하익;유준
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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    • pp.95-98
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    • 2003
  • Waste lime is produced as by-products in chemical industry, Reuse of waste lime mixed with soil for banking and backfill material in civil works was analysed in this study. For this purpose, environmental effect of waste lime admixtures was tested. Thus, this study presents the leaching characterization of waste lime in laboratory batch and column tests. Countermeasure for reduction of environmental effects was suggested from the test results.

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