TESTING OF HEXACYANOFERRATES FOR DECONTAMINATION OF RADIOACTIVE WASTEWATERS AT OAK-RIDGE-NATIONAL-LABORATORY

被引:5
作者
KENT, TE
ARNOLD, WD
PERONA, JJ
FOWLER, VL
MCTAGGART, DR
RICHARDSON, SA
机构
[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Oak Ridge, United States
关键词
Cesium - Decontamination - Ion exchangers - Precipitation (chemical) - Radioisotopes - Solutions - Testing - Transition metal compounds - Wastewater treatment;
D O I
10.1080/01496399308019514
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Liquid low-level radioactive waste (LLLW) and slightly contaminated process wastewater at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been tested for removal of Cs-137 using several transition-metal hexacyanoferrate compounds. The method being developed is scavenging precipitation, in which ion exchange particles are mixed with the solutions and allowed to settle. Decontamination factors of 35 for simulated LLLW and 12 for process wastewater were achieved.
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页码:675 / 691
页数:17
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