Ferrocyanide safety study
The overall objective of this study is to investigate the potentially rapid reactions between the ferrocyanide-containing salts, present in the SST's, and oxidants, such as nitrate, also present in the SST's. The objective of the energetics subtask is to investigate, on a screening basis, SST operational and compositional parameters which could affect the reaction between nickel cesium ferrocyanide, the expected form of cyanide in the SST, and nitrates and/or the nitrate radiolysis product nitrite. The objective of the large-scale explosion study is to independently confirm the results of the PNL laboratory-scale experiments and to determine the explosive behavior of a large sample of ferrocyanide and oxidant. The objective of the PNL-5441 revision subtask is to revise the complexant stability report, PNL-5441, to provide a current overview of the ferrocyanide safety issue and provide information to permit establishment of guidelines for SST management. 1 fig.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 5837187
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-7219; ON: DE91010983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Ferrocyanide Safety Project: FY 1991 annual report
Ferrocyanide Safety Project: FY 1991 annual report
Related Subjects
CYANIDES
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
NITRATES
NITRITES
RADIOLYSIS
TESTING
CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
CHEMISTRY
DECOMPOSITION
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADIATION CHEMISTRY
RADIATION EFFECTS
SAFETY
560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology