Abstract
Recycling and disposal of spent sodium-sulfur (Na/S) batteries are important issues that must be addressed as part of the commercialization process of Na/S battery-powered electric vehciles. Part 1 of this report gives an overview of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and discusses RCRA regulations governing Na/S battery disposal (readers familiar with RCRA regulations may skippart 1 if they wish). Part 2 of this report contains a preliminary regulatory analysis for Na/S battery disposal.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 35 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-262-4680
Keywords
- disposal
- electric vehicles
- recycling
- resources conservation and recovery act
- sodium-sulfur batteries