The Role of Tetronics Plasma Vitrification Technology in the Management and Conditioning of Nuclear Waste

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Deegan ◽  
Charlie Scales
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Basic Material ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Plasma Arc ◽  
Market Consolidation ◽  
The Impact

Plasma Arc Technology is finding wider application in the treatment of hazardous waste materials an area which has a lot of synergy with radioactive waste management. It is being stimulated by the increasing demands of regulatory and economic drivers; currently, within the Integrated Waste Management (IWM) sector, there is a climate of rising costs, limited numbers of technological solutions, restricted access to traditional disposal based solutions and a significant levels of market consolidation. Traditionally, the IWM sector has operated with basic mixing technology solutions: e.g. physiochemical consolidation, physiochemical separation, neutralisation and basic material bulking, with ultimate reliance on landfill, cement based encapsulation and high temperature incineration (HTI). The impact of national statutes, the value of national liabilities and infrastructural deficiencies is demanding constant technological advancement for continued regulatory compliance. This paper presents information on Tetronics’ plasma based solution, for the treatment of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM) and Plutonium Containing Material (PCM).

scholarly journals ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURAL FACTORS ON E-WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN INDIA – AN APPROACH TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (SI-1) ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Devendra Kumar Dhusia ◽  
Pankaj Kumar Gupta ◽  
Neena Mital ◽  
Renu Jain
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The Impact

With the technological advancement and changes in the working and lifestyles of people and industry, the rate of obsolesce of electrical and electronic equipment and gadgets, particularly computers and mobile phones, is high, posing a threat to health and environment creating a threat to sustainability for nations around the globe. Realizing the difficulties of e-waste management, many developed countries have started dumping the e-waste to developing nations that suffer from resources constraints, thus leading to hazardous activities mainly in the informal sector. Therefore, we are motivated to examine whether the awareness of the environment, attitudes, and beliefs, particularly knowledge (constructs), impact practices relating to management of e-waste in India. Analysis of the results of our survey of 180 respondents through SEM model show an insignificant association of these constructs with e-waste management practices. However, we find a significant mediating role of Environmental Knowledge in all these relationships.

Surviving from garbage: the role of informal waste-pickers in a dynamic model of solid-waste management in developing countries

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROCÍO DEL PILAR MORENO-SÁNCHEZ ◽  
JORGE HIGINIO MALDONADO
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Collection ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Waste Pickers

In developing countries, informal waste-pickers (known as scavengers) play an important role in solid waste management systems, acting in a parallel way to formal waste collection and disposal agents. Scavengers collect, from the streets, dumpsites, or landfills, re-usable and recyclable material that can be reincorporated into the economy's production process. Despite the benefits that they generate to society, waste-pickers are ignored when waste management policies are formulated. The purpose of this paper is to integrate the role of scavengers in a dynamic model of production, consumption, and recovery, and to show that, in an economy producing solid waste, efficiency can be reached using a set of specific and complementary policies: a tax on virgin materials use, a tax on consumption and disposal, and a subsidy to the recovery of material. A numerical simulation is performed to evaluate the impact of these policies on landfill lifetime and natural resource stocks. A discussion on the implementation of these instruments is also included.

Summary: Panel Discussion on the Role of Performance Assessment for Radioactive Waste Management

1996 ◽  
Vol 465 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. R. Triay ◽  
M. J. Apted
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Performance Assessment ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Nuclear Waste Management ◽  
Radioactive Waste Management

The role of performance assessment was discussed by a group of panelists and the participants of the 20th MRS symposium on the “Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management.” Panel members were Professor Thomas Pigford, Dr. Alan Cooper, and Dr. Patrik Sellin; Dr. Michael J. Apted served as moderator. For discussion purposes, “performance assessment” (PA) was defined as the analysis of the release of radionuclides from a repository system of barriers to the accessible environment.

scholarly journals Zeolites application in terrestrial and space industry – a review

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 209-223
Author(s):  
Adelina Miteva ◽  
Valeria Stoyanova
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Ion Exchangers ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Space Industry ◽  
Synthetic Zeolites ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Chemical Properties

This brief overview presents an attempt to systematize some of the available historical and recent data on the impact of zeolite science and engineering on the progress of various areas of Earth and Space development. The basic structural and chemical properties of natural and synthetic zeolites are presented. Valuable applications of the zeolites, such as catalysts, gas adsorbers and ion exchangers are also included. The most commonly used methods for the synthesis of zeolites from different materials are presented, as well as some Bulgarian developments for the reuse of waste materials to zeolites. The important role of zeolites as an indispensable material for improving the quality of soil, fuels, water, air, etc., required for the needs of orbiting space stations and spacecrafts has been confirmed by typical examples.

scholarly journals The Perceived Role of Financial Incentives in Promoting Waste Recycling—Empirical Evidence from Finland

Recycling ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice Abila ◽  
Jussi Kantola
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Financial Incentive ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Sustainable Waste Management ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Significant Difference

Placing emphasis on promoting the reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery and repair of waste has been a critical aspect of the sustainable waste management agenda. Considering recycling, an environmentally friendly and sustainable waste management option, monetary rewards are in place for certain recyclable municipal waste materials in Finland. The study investigates consumers’ perception about the role of financial incentives in effecting the recycling of municipal solid waste materials in Finland. The study also considers drivers for recycling municipal solid waste on the basis of behavioural change factors, such as environmental risk, behavioural economics, resource value, economic benefit, convenience, knowledge, legislation and belief. It further determines the association between income-earning consumers and non-income-earning consumers in their perception of financial incentives for recycling. The empirical results from the study confirm that the role of financial incentive is important in accelerating the recycling of municipal solid waste. A weak-to-positive relationship exists between drivers for recycling municipal solid waste and recycling behaviour. There exists no statistically significant difference in the means of the perceived role of financial incentives for recycling in the two groups. The introduction of financial incentives for other recyclable wastes is required in order to boost consumers’ participation in the recycling of municipal solid waste. The need to pay more attention to intrinsic and extrinsic factors, as they affect the participation members of the society in the recycling of municipal solid waste, is paramount. This has become necessary in ensuring sustainable waste management in Finland.

A Critical Contrast between Technology and Society in Israel

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 742-750
Author(s):  
Yaron Katz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

The effects of technological change are creating immense transformations in the way nations organize their competitive structure. The research looks at the impact and role of governments in technological development as a means to examine the state of each country in terms of technological advancement and global competition. Israel is a prime example of the domination of technology over society. The country’s development is a product of the digital revolution and economic changes, which situate Israel as a developed country in terms of technology. The question that stands at the heart of this research is, based on the Israeli experience: how technology is changing society? In order to examine this, the research is looking at the impact of technological advancement and the role of the Israeli government in the development of technology. It examines the way Israel has developed to a “Start-Up Nation”, with the largest number of start-up companies globally, second only to the USA.

scholarly journals The Role of Intangibles in the Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Rhonda A. Best
Keyword(s):  
Research University ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Trade Of Services ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
The Impact

The strategic use of intangibles can create unlimited jobs globally. Intangibles are lucrative non-physical assets that every business enjoys but very few utilise effectively. By 2007, early value management studies had proven that businesses with exponential growth had achieved those record performances after shifting their organising models. Today, there is new evidence to support further growth while addressing the societal issue of unemployment. Unemployment in this instance goes beyond the definition used in economics and includes facilitating the ease of an employee’s transition from education to job or from job to job. Creating new jobs is especially important for countries facing tremendous development challenges, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Labour Organization, the world’s job loss due to the pandemic in 2020 was equivalent to 255 million full-time jobs. At the same time, corporations globally have been taking a deeper look at governance practices and are closely examining the impact that commercial strategies have on the environment and society. In addition, the future of work is taking shape as hybrid work from home options are being explored for some roles. While the political and ethical implications of addressing global unemployment cannot be oversimplified, in theory, there can be open accessibility to jobs globally. Today’s availability of education, the relative ease of international trade of services and technological advancement make this possible. This paper shares qualitative research that proposes the role of intangibles in solving unemployment, so a research university might consider furthering this vital work in intangibles.

scholarly journals Waste Management in Jakarta Recycle Centre: Case Study of Pesanggrahan, Jakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 940 (1) ◽  
pp. 012034
Author(s):  
M I N Muhashiby ◽  
H S Hasibuan ◽  
S Wahyono
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Integrated Waste Management ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Waste management is collecting, transporting, processing, and recycling waste materials from the Household, 3R Waste Management Site/Integrated Waste Management Site, and the landfill. Optimal waste management can reduce the impact of environmental pollution caused by waste. The current community paradigm in waste management is still in the collect-transport-dispose. This paper describes how Pesanggrahan District manages its waste by applying a new paradigm, namely reduce-sorted-processing. This paper aims to evaluate the waste management system at the Jakarta Recycle Center (JRC), Pesanggrahan, South Jakarta, and identify peer-reviewed documents in the waste management system. This study approaches a semi-systematic review by reviewing relevant documents. The waste transportation scheme carried out in the JRC program is divided into four types on seven different days. The composition of the most significant waste in JRC is organic waste. Two methods carry out the processing of organic waste, namely composting and BSF. With the support of sufficient waste transportation and processing facilities from the government, the JRC can become a pilot program that can be applied in other areas in managing their waste.

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