Incorporation of simulated high-level nuclear waste in gel spheres

Arnold, W. D.; Bond, W. D.; Robinson, S. M.

doi:10.2172/6900390

Title: Incorporation of simulated high-level nuclear waste in gel spheres

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Gel sphere technology developed for reactor fuel fabrication was applied to the fixation of simulated high-level radioactive waste in crystalline ceramic form for permanent disposal. Gel spheres containing simulated alkaline defense waste sludges and ceramic matrix materials were prepared by internal gelation at waste loadings as high as 90%. The gel spheres were amenable to subsequent drying, sintering, and coating procedures to produce crystalline waste forms with extremely high leach resistances. Potential application of this technique to the processing of commercial power reactor waste was demonstrated by incorporating simulated Purex solvent extraction waste in gel spheres with up to 20% waste loading. Cesium present in the simulated waste was adsorbed on zeolite and immobilized by coating with carbon.

Authors:: Arnold, W. D.; Bond, W. D.; Robinson, S. M.

Publication Date:: Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 6900390

Report Number(s):: ORNL/TM-8124
ON: DE83004171

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-26

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOLIDIFICATION; CERAMICS; GELATION; GELS; SPHERES; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

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                    Arnold, W. D., Bond, W. D., and Robinson, S. M. Incorporation of simulated high-level nuclear waste in gel spheres.  United States: N. p., 1982. 
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                    Arnold, W. D., Bond, W. D., and Robinson, S. M. 1982.  
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  abstractNote = {Gel sphere technology developed for reactor fuel fabrication was applied to the fixation of simulated high-level radioactive waste in crystalline ceramic form for permanent disposal. Gel spheres containing simulated alkaline defense waste sludges and ceramic matrix materials were prepared by internal gelation at waste loadings as high as 90%. The gel spheres were amenable to subsequent drying, sintering, and coating procedures to produce crystalline waste forms with extremely high leach resistances. Potential application of this technique to the processing of commercial power reactor waste was demonstrated by incorporating simulated Purex solvent extraction waste in gel spheres with up to 20% waste loading. Cesium present in the simulated waste was adsorbed on zeolite and immobilized by coating with carbon.},

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