Classification and Characterization of Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Wastes - Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous, Radioactive, and Mixed Wastes - page 25

3 Classification and

Characterization of
Hazardous, Radioactive,
and Mixed Wastes

Xiaosheng S. Qin and Guo H. Huang

CONTENTS

3.1 Background and Overview ............................................................................ 26
3.2 Classification and Characterization of Hazardous Wastes ............................ 27
3.2.1 Hazardous Waste Classification ......................................................... 27
3.2.1.1 Hazard Codes...................................................................... 28
3.2.1.2 Listed Wastes ...................................................................... 28
3.2.1.3 Characteristic Wastes .......................................................... 31
3.2.2 Hazardous Waste Characteristics ....................................................... 31
3.2.3 Identification Process of a Hazardous Waste .................................... 33
3.2.3.1 Question Determination Process ........................................ 33
3.2.3.2 Special Regulatory Conventions for
Hazardous Waste................................................................. 38
3.2.4 Special Wastes.................................................................................... 39
3.3 Classification and Characterization of Radioactive Wastes .......................... 39
3.3.1 Radioactive Waste Classification ....................................................... 39
3.3.1.1 Background ......................................................................... 39
3.3.1.2 Radioactive Waste Classification........................................ 39
3.3.1.3 LLW Waste Subclassification ............................................. 41
3.3.2 Radioactive Waste Characterization .................................................. 43
3.4 Classification and Characterization of Mixed Wastes ................................... 44
3.4.1 Mixed Waste Classification................................................................ 45
3.4.1.1 DOE Mixed Waste .............................................................. 45
3.4.1.2 Non-DOE Mixed Waste...................................................... 46
3.4.2 Mixed Waste Characterization ........................................................... 47
References................................................................................................................ 48