TASK 1:Mine Tailings Recovery
Recovery and transport of mine tailings in a slurry; treatment of the tailings; feasible recovery of the valuable metals; and designing a system to recover the water from the slurry for reuse in the transport and treatment system.
TASK 2:Concrete-Slab D&D
Decontamination and decommission process of a concrete facility contaminated with nitric acid and plutonium. Demonstration of the process using a concrete slab and simulant.
TASK 3:Contaminated Sludge
Innovative treatment for remediation of radionuclide contaminated sludge currently contained in polyethylene bags, within 55 gallon drums. The sludge is a mixture of organic liquids, VOCs, calcium silicate, and oils.
TASK 4: In-tank real-time sensor/monitor
Sensor(s) to measure the settling parameters in a water slurry process vessel containing various weight percents of solids and particles. The weight percent of solids varies from 0%-30%, and particle size from 1-1000 microns. The measurements are: 1) slurry density profile; 2) solids/liquids interface level; 3) settling rate (rate of density change).
TASK HS:
Mine tailings
Remediate mine tailings and extract valuable materials while recycling water used for the process.
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Winners•Task 1
• First Place
• Second Place
• Third Place
•Best Bench-Scale
•Best Written Paper
•Process Safety & Controle
•Best Demo of Full-Scale
•Most Innovative Process
• Task 2
• First Place
• Second Place
• Third Place
• Best Bench-scale
• Most Innovative Process
• Outstanding Performance
• Task 3
• First Place
• Second Place(Bench-Scale)
• Third Place(Tech. Merit)
• Depth of Research
• Best Cost Analysis
• Best Oral
• Task 4
• First Place
• Second Place(tie)
New Mexico State University
• Best Oral Report
• Outstanding Approach
• First Place
• Second Place (tie)
El Paso Area
• Best Oral Presentation
• Best Oral Presentation
• Best Bench-Scale
• Most Innovative
• University Participants
• Faculty Advisors
• University Teams
• University Schools
• High School Schools