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Main Title Feasibility Study of a Nuclear Power-Sewage Treatment System for the Conservation and Reclamation of Water Resources.
Author Sierk, Raymond A. ;
CORP Author Arizona Univ., Tucson. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
Year Published 1973
Report Number DI-14-31-0001-3503; OWRR-A-028-ARIZ; 14360,; A-028-ARIZ(2)
Stock Number PB-223 501
Additional Subjects ( Nuclear power plants ; Water reclamation) ; ( Sewage treatment ; Cooling water) ; ( Heat recovery ; Nuclear power plants) ; Activated carbon treatment ; Performance evaluation ; Temperature ; Physical chemical treatment ; Water pollution control ; Thermal pollution
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NTIS  PB-223 501 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Seventy percent of the energy produced in a nuclear power reactor is rejected to the environment as low quality heat. One possible use of this heat source is for domestic waste water treatment. The report briefly examines a ferric-chloride, powered activated carbon and an aluminum sulfate, powered activated carbon physical-chemical system in a one-step process as a function of temperature (20-80C). COD, suspended solids, turbidity and phosphorus removals were used to monitor performance. Significant improvement in pollutant removals was obtained at higher temperatures with the optimum results occurring between 50 and 60C. Since urban waste water flow and electric power usage are population-dependent and the system optimum treatment temperature coincides with waste heat characteristics, a combined powerplant-waste water system would generate recycle water. (Modified author abstract)