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Title: Drying radioactive wastewater salts using a thin film dryer

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OSTI ID:10148931

This paper describes the operational experience in drying brines generated at a radioactive wastewater treatment facility. The brines are composed of aqueous ammonium sulfate/sodium sulfate and aqueous sodium nitrate/sodium sulfate, The brine feeds receive pretreatment to preclude dryer bridging and fouling. The dryer products are a distillate and a powder. The dryer is a vertical thin film type consisting of a steam heated cylinder with rotor. Maintenance on the dryer has been minimal. Although many operability problems have had to be overcome, dryer performance can now be said to be highly reliable.

Research Organization:
Fluor Daniel Hanford Inc., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-96RL13200
OSTI ID:
10148931
Report Number(s):
HNF-2366-FP; CONF-980874-; ON: DE99050614; BR: EW3130000; TRN: AHC29927%%254
Resource Relation:
Conference: International drying symposium,Thessaloniki (Greece),19-22 Aug 1998; Other Information: PBD: 19 Mar 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English