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05345 A laboratory and field study of 210Po depuration by edible Winkles (Littorina littorea L.) from the Cumbrian Coast (Northern-Eastern Irish
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95lOS345 A laboratory and field study of =‘Po depuratlon by sdlblo Wlnkles (Llttorlna llttorsa L) from ths Cumbrian Coast (North-Eastern lrlsh Sea) Swift, D. J. et aL, J. Environ Radioactivity, 1995, 26, (2), 119-133. Edible winkles from Saltom Bay, Cumbria (north-eastern Irish Sea) had flesh ““PO concentrations in excess of 200 Bq Lg’ (wet). This came from liquid waste discharged under authorization from a chemical plant producing phos boric acid. This labellin of the winkles under natural conditions was exp P* cuted to determine the ‘40 depuration rate and biological halftime. A laboratory study of -Pu, -‘Am and -Cm 95105346 depuratlon by sdlbls winkles from the Cumbrlan coast (NE lrlsh radlolabelled by the Sellafleld dlscharges D. J. Environ. Radioactivity, 1995 27 (l), 13-33. The depuration of =*u, %‘Am and -Cm from edible winkles labelled by the radioactive liquid waste discharges from Sellafield have been measured under laboratory conditions. Monthly samples of winkles were collected from a beach near Sellafield over a year. Llght pollutlon 95lO5347 Mason, J. et al., Lrg. Equi . News, Mar. 1995, 19-22 Prmnts five brief articles aealing with light pollution. Low sfflclsncy of dust supprssslon by dlspsrssd 95105348 llqulds Zaburdyacv, 0. S. Bezo . Tr. Prom-Sri., 1994, (5), 30-33. (In Russian) The paper discusses the pg ysical interactions between H,O molcculcs and dust particles which are considered with reference to the use of water sprays for dust suppression in coal mines. Low-lsvsl waste. Barnwall: To rsopsn, or not to ‘k%;r-News, Jun. 1995, 38, (8), 54-55. Reoorts that a flurrv of activitv has surrounded the Barnwell. S.C.. lowlekl waste reposit&y recently: It all started early in the ye&. wh& the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee began talking about state budget matters, and looking at ways to cut property taxes and fund education. Reopening Barnwell to the nation’s low-level radioactive waste was one idea tossed on the table. Talks regarding the reopening of Barnwell has now become quite serious. _ -
Q5/05350 Managlng the snvlronmsnt: Ths role of sconomlc lnstrumsnts - Ooschoor. J. B. et al.. OECD. 2 Rue Andre PascaL 75775 Park Cedrx 16, Fran& 1994, IS#pp. . The report provides a detailed assesment of the use of economic instruments, such~as emission taxes and charges, and tradeable emission pennits in OECD countries since 1987. It explores the role of economics in transition and analyses their implementation and international dimension, cspecially the international agreements and trade effects. Msasursment and control of alkali metal vapors In 95105351 coal-derlvsd fuel gas Fantom, I. R. Proc Int. Symp. Gas Clean High Temp., Black& Glasgow, UK 541-555.
A senes of tests have been completed at the British Coal Research &tablishment on an atmospheric pressure spouted fluidized-bed gasifier aimed at reducing the alkali inetal &tent of ihe fuel gas to aroundb.1 ppm Na t K. The work has been completed in three phases. The aper describes the rationale to alkali control work in the British Coal # opping Cycle, the experimental work, and results of each of the phases. Malt-dstoxlflcatlon and rscovsry system for warts 95105352 lnclnerator fly ash Iori, J. and Fukaya, Y. Kagaku So&, 1995,37, (2), 27-32. n Japanese) The paper discusses the characteristics of fly ash, principle of g sion-detoxification, DEGLOR fusion-detoxification and fly ash recovery, and the cost factors. Mental hsalth conssqusncss of Chernobyl 95105353 Greenhalgh, G. Nuclear News, Jul. 1995, 38, (9), 50-51, 59. A number of Ukrainian medical and scientific bodies, to ether with the World Health Organization, organized an international co 4 erence held 24 28 May 1995, in Kiev. The meeting’s focus was on the psychological and social problems arising from the accident, rather than on the physical effects. The author gives a report on the papers presented at the conference. 95lO5354
gas
Ichinose, T. EP.628,340,
Method and aooaratus for dssulfurlxatlon of flus .. et al., (Assigned to) Mitsubishi Jukogya IX, Dec. 1994.
EUR. Pat.
Describes a process where fl ash produced after desulphurixation within an exhaust flue serving as a (resulphurixating flue is collected, and slurried with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The slurry is used as a desulphurizing agent.
Environment (pollution, health protection, satbv)
95105355 Method for the removal of h drogen cyanlds from gases and a catalyst for hydrogen cyan1J a decomposltlon et al. (Assigned to) Linde AC; Hue& AC, GER Offer
iE>%I$‘34,
De;
1994.
95/05358
Yodelllng In-furnace sorbsnt Inlectlon for control of sulphur dloxlds _ i;h N. W. and Cooke,M. J. J. Institute of Energy, Jun. 1995. (475).
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A process model has been developed which is able to predcit with confidence the sulohur-dioxidc removal nerformance of sorbent iniected into the furnace for &ntrol of SO,. The model requires limited inpit information on the boiler plant conditions and the sorbent. It has been validated against laborato and industrial-scale plant data, and gives a sood rediction of sulphur-a!loxidc removal for both limestone and dolomitic sor& n$. Therefok this model provides industrial plant designers and process operators with a valuable tool, enabling them to assess the rformance of in-iiunacc sorbent injection for their plant, as well as sep” ecting the most suitable sorbent and identifying the optimum location for the addition of aorbent. 95105357 Modern, scologlcally clean and hlghly sfflclsnt coal utilization technologies Nowak, W. Gospod Paliwami Energ., 1994, 45 (9), 16-21, 25. (In Polish1 A redew of clean coal technologies develo d to date in Japan, such as liquefaction, gasification, combustion an!e pre- and postcombustion cleaning. ;tcorJ1:8
MPCs. DOE attempts to movs lta programma
Nuclear Engineering Int., Jul. 1995, 40, (492). p. 34. Reports that Westinghouse Electric Corporation has been awarded a contract to carrv out the first ohase of the US DOE’Sdevc~onment DropTammc we can&r (MPC) concept for spent fuel. But the award is ted for the work. Describes MP187) and Holtec (HISTAR system).
QSlO5359 MSHA seminar sharss sxpsrtlse Simtars, Jun. 1995, p. 10. The United States Mine Safetv Health Administration (MSHA) recently shared its expertise with repr&entatives from Queen&d’s cda mining industry, mines inspectorate, mines rescue rsonnel and coal mining unions at a seminar conducted at SIMTAR $ . Gives a summary of the presentation. QSlO5360 Muta enlclty of sxhaust gas from Inclnsratlon lants of munlclpaf wasts ! oshino, H. and Urano, K. Sci. Total Environ., 1995, 162, (l), 23-30. The Ames mutanenicitv test on exhaust pas and flv ash from 16 municioal waste incineraticn plaits were investiga;d using ?A98 and TAlOO ba&ria strains, with or without the S9 mixture. N,O amlsslons from ths fluldlssd-bad combustion 95lO5361 of sewags sludges Werther. J. et aL. J. Institute of Enerav. Jun. 1995. (475). 93-101. Emissions of N$ were mea&red d& the in&era&m of sewage sludges, originatmg from various municip 9 waste-water treatment plants, in stationary and circulating fluid&d-bed wmbustors. The mechanically de-watered sludges had a solids content of 20-3096 wt dm, and the pndried sludges had 87-9446 wt dm. Bituminous and brown coals were also investigated, for purposes of comparison. Measurements from both wmbusters showed that the slud es yield much higher N,O than the coals, in comparable combustion con %* Itions. Wet sludges emitted higher NIO than pre-dried slud es. Staged combustion proved effective for lowering the emissions of r$*O during the combustion of the pre-dried sludge. Increasing the freeboard temperature was shown to be the most effective way of reducing N,O. 95105362 Natlonal pollcls~ for achlsvln snsrgy thrift, envlronmental protsctlon, Improved quaPlty of Ilfs, and sustalnablllw Mackay, R. M:and Probert, S. D. Applied Energy, 1995,51, (4). 293-367. For thrs studv. countries are cateaorised on the basis of their level of economic de&lopment (i.e. as b&g either industrialised or developing) and with respect to their indigenous energy resources (i.e. as being either energy rich or energy poor). A further factor to consider is the growing strength of the emerging regional tradin blocs in the world, and the moreeffective protectiomst measures that t%ese blocs have the potential to administer: a developing country is likely to benefit when it becomes part of such a trading bloc. Nevertheless not only re ionally, but also worldwide, governments are failing to address with su d lcient urgency the simultaneous but related problems and consequences. The issues that need to IX considered when trying to implement sustainable energy policies are discussed.
Furl and Energy Abstracts Septsmbsr 1991
373
95lOS345 A laboratory and field study of =‘Po depuratlon by sdlblo Wlnkles (Llttorlna llttorsa L) from ths Cumbrian Coast (North-Eastern lrlsh Sea) Swift, D. J. et aL, J. Environ Radioactivity, 1995, 26, (2), 119-133. Edible winkles from Saltom Bay, Cumbria (north-eastern Irish Sea) had flesh ““PO concentrations in excess of 200 Bq Lg’ (wet). This came from liquid waste discharged under authorization from a chemical plant producing phos boric acid. This labellin of the winkles under natural conditions was exp P* cuted to determine the ‘40 depuration rate and biological halftime. A laboratory study of -Pu, -‘Am and -Cm 95105346 depuratlon by sdlbls winkles from the Cumbrlan coast (NE lrlsh radlolabelled by the Sellafleld dlscharges D. J. Environ. Radioactivity, 1995 27 (l), 13-33. The depuration of =*u, %‘Am and -Cm from edible winkles labelled by the radioactive liquid waste discharges from Sellafield have been measured under laboratory conditions. Monthly samples of winkles were collected from a beach near Sellafield over a year. Llght pollutlon 95lO5347 Mason, J. et al., Lrg. Equi . News, Mar. 1995, 19-22 Prmnts five brief articles aealing with light pollution. Low sfflclsncy of dust supprssslon by dlspsrssd 95105348 llqulds Zaburdyacv, 0. S. Bezo . Tr. Prom-Sri., 1994, (5), 30-33. (In Russian) The paper discusses the pg ysical interactions between H,O molcculcs and dust particles which are considered with reference to the use of water sprays for dust suppression in coal mines. Low-lsvsl waste. Barnwall: To rsopsn, or not to ‘k%;r-News, Jun. 1995, 38, (8), 54-55. Reoorts that a flurrv of activitv has surrounded the Barnwell. S.C.. lowlekl waste reposit&y recently: It all started early in the ye&. wh& the South Carolina House Ways and Means Committee began talking about state budget matters, and looking at ways to cut property taxes and fund education. Reopening Barnwell to the nation’s low-level radioactive waste was one idea tossed on the table. Talks regarding the reopening of Barnwell has now become quite serious. _ -
Q5/05350 Managlng the snvlronmsnt: Ths role of sconomlc lnstrumsnts - Ooschoor. J. B. et al.. OECD. 2 Rue Andre PascaL 75775 Park Cedrx 16, Fran& 1994, IS#pp. . The report provides a detailed assesment of the use of economic instruments, such~as emission taxes and charges, and tradeable emission pennits in OECD countries since 1987. It explores the role of economics in transition and analyses their implementation and international dimension, cspecially the international agreements and trade effects. Msasursment and control of alkali metal vapors In 95105351 coal-derlvsd fuel gas Fantom, I. R. Proc Int. Symp. Gas Clean High Temp., Black& Glasgow, UK 541-555.
A senes of tests have been completed at the British Coal Research &tablishment on an atmospheric pressure spouted fluidized-bed gasifier aimed at reducing the alkali inetal &tent of ihe fuel gas to aroundb.1 ppm Na t K. The work has been completed in three phases. The aper describes the rationale to alkali control work in the British Coal # opping Cycle, the experimental work, and results of each of the phases. Malt-dstoxlflcatlon and rscovsry system for warts 95105352 lnclnerator fly ash Iori, J. and Fukaya, Y. Kagaku So&, 1995,37, (2), 27-32. n Japanese) The paper discusses the characteristics of fly ash, principle of g sion-detoxification, DEGLOR fusion-detoxification and fly ash recovery, and the cost factors. Mental hsalth conssqusncss of Chernobyl 95105353 Greenhalgh, G. Nuclear News, Jul. 1995, 38, (9), 50-51, 59. A number of Ukrainian medical and scientific bodies, to ether with the World Health Organization, organized an international co 4 erence held 24 28 May 1995, in Kiev. The meeting’s focus was on the psychological and social problems arising from the accident, rather than on the physical effects. The author gives a report on the papers presented at the conference. 95lO5354
gas
Ichinose, T. EP.628,340,
Method and aooaratus for dssulfurlxatlon of flus .. et al., (Assigned to) Mitsubishi Jukogya IX, Dec. 1994.
EUR. Pat.
Describes a process where fl ash produced after desulphurixation within an exhaust flue serving as a (resulphurixating flue is collected, and slurried with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The slurry is used as a desulphurizing agent.
Environment (pollution, health protection, satbv)
95105355 Method for the removal of h drogen cyanlds from gases and a catalyst for hydrogen cyan1J a decomposltlon et al. (Assigned to) Linde AC; Hue& AC, GER Offer
iE>%I$‘34,
De;
1994.
95/05358
Yodelllng In-furnace sorbsnt Inlectlon for control of sulphur dloxlds _ i;h N. W. and Cooke,M. J. J. Institute of Energy, Jun. 1995. (475).
._ ..,.
A process model has been developed which is able to predcit with confidence the sulohur-dioxidc removal nerformance of sorbent iniected into the furnace for &ntrol of SO,. The model requires limited inpit information on the boiler plant conditions and the sorbent. It has been validated against laborato and industrial-scale plant data, and gives a sood rediction of sulphur-a!loxidc removal for both limestone and dolomitic sor& n$. Therefok this model provides industrial plant designers and process operators with a valuable tool, enabling them to assess the rformance of in-iiunacc sorbent injection for their plant, as well as sep” ecting the most suitable sorbent and identifying the optimum location for the addition of aorbent. 95105357 Modern, scologlcally clean and hlghly sfflclsnt coal utilization technologies Nowak, W. Gospod Paliwami Energ., 1994, 45 (9), 16-21, 25. (In Polish1 A redew of clean coal technologies develo d to date in Japan, such as liquefaction, gasification, combustion an!e pre- and postcombustion cleaning. ;tcorJ1:8
MPCs. DOE attempts to movs lta programma
Nuclear Engineering Int., Jul. 1995, 40, (492). p. 34. Reports that Westinghouse Electric Corporation has been awarded a contract to carrv out the first ohase of the US DOE’Sdevc~onment DropTammc we can&r (MPC) concept for spent fuel. But the award is ted for the work. Describes MP187) and Holtec (HISTAR system).
QSlO5359 MSHA seminar sharss sxpsrtlse Simtars, Jun. 1995, p. 10. The United States Mine Safetv Health Administration (MSHA) recently shared its expertise with repr&entatives from Queen&d’s cda mining industry, mines inspectorate, mines rescue rsonnel and coal mining unions at a seminar conducted at SIMTAR $ . Gives a summary of the presentation. QSlO5360 Muta enlclty of sxhaust gas from Inclnsratlon lants of munlclpaf wasts ! oshino, H. and Urano, K. Sci. Total Environ., 1995, 162, (l), 23-30. The Ames mutanenicitv test on exhaust pas and flv ash from 16 municioal waste incineraticn plaits were investiga;d using ?A98 and TAlOO ba&ria strains, with or without the S9 mixture. N,O amlsslons from ths fluldlssd-bad combustion 95lO5361 of sewags sludges Werther. J. et aL. J. Institute of Enerav. Jun. 1995. (475). 93-101. Emissions of N$ were mea&red d& the in&era&m of sewage sludges, originatmg from various municip 9 waste-water treatment plants, in stationary and circulating fluid&d-bed wmbustors. The mechanically de-watered sludges had a solids content of 20-3096 wt dm, and the pndried sludges had 87-9446 wt dm. Bituminous and brown coals were also investigated, for purposes of comparison. Measurements from both wmbusters showed that the slud es yield much higher N,O than the coals, in comparable combustion con %* Itions. Wet sludges emitted higher NIO than pre-dried slud es. Staged combustion proved effective for lowering the emissions of r$*O during the combustion of the pre-dried sludge. Increasing the freeboard temperature was shown to be the most effective way of reducing N,O. 95105362 Natlonal pollcls~ for achlsvln snsrgy thrift, envlronmental protsctlon, Improved quaPlty of Ilfs, and sustalnablllw Mackay, R. M:and Probert, S. D. Applied Energy, 1995,51, (4). 293-367. For thrs studv. countries are cateaorised on the basis of their level of economic de&lopment (i.e. as b&g either industrialised or developing) and with respect to their indigenous energy resources (i.e. as being either energy rich or energy poor). A further factor to consider is the growing strength of the emerging regional tradin blocs in the world, and the moreeffective protectiomst measures that t%ese blocs have the potential to administer: a developing country is likely to benefit when it becomes part of such a trading bloc. Nevertheless not only re ionally, but also worldwide, governments are failing to address with su d lcient urgency the simultaneous but related problems and consequences. The issues that need to IX considered when trying to implement sustainable energy policies are discussed.
Furl and Energy Abstracts Septsmbsr 1991
373