Улавянето и съхранението на въглерод (CCS) е нова технология с огромен потенциал за принос в борбата с изменението на климата. Като при всички нови технологии внимателното разглеждане на потенциалните въздействия върху околната среда и човешкото здраве е важно. През 2009 г. Европейският съюз при...
The production of electrical energy in nuclear power plants results always in the release towards the environment of non-negligible quantities of radioactive effluents which are potentially noxious for mankind. However, also the use of fossil fuel in conventional power plants results in gaseous ...
Mercury (chemical symbol Hg) is a heavy metal occurring on earth in various forms. It can be converted from one form to another by natural processes, and, once released, actively cycles in the environment for hundreds to thousands of years before being buried in sediment. It is well known for be...
Member States are required to report on waste management activities under a number of EU Directives and Regulations. Most (though not all) of the data is reported in order to monitor compliance with a range of binding targets on various aspects of waste management, including collection, reuse, r...
In 2012, the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU-MS) produced altogether more than 2.5 billion tonnes of waste whereof 99 million tonnes were hazardous. Although this represents only a minor share of the total waste production in the EU, hazardous waste (HW) is a priority waste stream as ...
The report presents the numerical analysis of two one meter drop tests of a single ductile cast iron cask on a steel bar. The cask comes from the CASTOR family with machined cooling fins in a region where impact occurs. In the first test, the impact is on the cask’s cooling fins whereas in the s...
The main objective of this project will enable the beneficiary (Somincor) to produce copper and lead in addition to zinc, implementing new thickening technology to avoid the need for adding significant storage capacity of waste products. The project and the application dossier are well presented...
