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Title: Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981

Abstract

A research program is under way to systematically characterize the type of radwastes which may be generated in cleanup procedures following off-normal reactor operations. Specifically, the program is presently investigating how the properties of wastes containing ion-exchange media may be modified by heavy doses of irradiation from sorbed radionuclides. Special effort is being devoted toward quantifying the effects of factors such as radiation dose rate, chemical loading on the ion exchangers, moisture content and composition of external media, etc., which may inflence the relation between laboratory test results and field performance. Initial irradation damage measurements have been carried out on organic cation resin IRN-77 in both hydrogen and sodium forms. Gamma irradiation of both of these materials produces water soluble acidic decomposition products; the acid product yields depend on the chemical loading and are lower for the sodium form.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5336966
Report Number(s):
NUREG/CR-2516-Vol.1-Nos.1-2-3; BNL-NUREG-51499-Vol.1-Nos.1-2-3
ON: DE82015205
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH00016
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; THREE MILE ISLAND-2 REACTOR; DECONTAMINATION; CLEANING; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; POWER REACTORS; PROCESSING; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 210200* - Power Reactors, Nonbreeding, Light-Water Moderated, Nonboiling Water Cooled; 052001 - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

Citation Formats

Weiss, A. J. Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.2172/5336966.
Weiss, A. J. Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5336966
Weiss, A. J. 1981. "Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5336966. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5336966.
@article{osti_5336966,
title = {Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981},
author = {Weiss, A. J.},
abstractNote = {A research program is under way to systematically characterize the type of radwastes which may be generated in cleanup procedures following off-normal reactor operations. Specifically, the program is presently investigating how the properties of wastes containing ion-exchange media may be modified by heavy doses of irradiation from sorbed radionuclides. Special effort is being devoted toward quantifying the effects of factors such as radiation dose rate, chemical loading on the ion exchangers, moisture content and composition of external media, etc., which may inflence the relation between laboratory test results and field performance. Initial irradation damage measurements have been carried out on organic cation resin IRN-77 in both hydrogen and sodium forms. Gamma irradiation of both of these materials produces water soluble acidic decomposition products; the acid product yields depend on the chemical loading and are lower for the sodium form.},
doi = {10.2172/5336966},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5336966}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}