An investigation of the radiolytic stability of a resorcinol-formaldehyde ion exchange resin

Technical Report · Mon Jan 31 00:00:00 EST 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10136677· OSTI ID:10136677

Crawford, C L; Bibler, N E

Developing and demonstrating waste separations technologies are the principal objectives of the Underground Storage Tank -Integrated Demonstration (UST-ID) Program carried out by Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL) at the DOE Hanford site. One planned separation technique utilizes ion exchange for removal of cesium and strontium from high-level liquid supernates. A resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, which is a polycondensation-type cation exchange resin for cesium removal, has been developed at the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) and has demonstrated superlative performance in testing at SRS, Oak Ridge and PNL. Advantages of this resin relative to other media for cesium removal are its high capacity for cesium and its compatibility with the high pH and aluminum and sodium concentrations of both Hanford and SRS high-level liquid wastes.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 10136677
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-94-148; ON: DE94009113
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 31 Jan 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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