Hybrid microwave technology -- A new technology for destruction and recycling of electronic circuitry

A team from the Westinghouse Savannah River Technology Center, and the University of Florida, has been active for about a decade in development of microwave technology for a variety of waste management applications. This interaction has resulted in the development of unique equipment and uses of microwave energy, especially in the disposition of excessed electronic circuitry and reclamation of the precious and other metals contained within.