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Title: Characterization of Strontium and Manganese Oxide Solids Formed from Permanganate Reduction during Simulant Radioactive Waste Treatment

Conference ·
OSTI ID:807385

Nearly 34 million gallons of high-level waste (HLW, the radioactive waste product associated with the dissolution of spent nuclear fuel rods for the recovery of weapons grade materials) await disposition at the Savannah River Site (SRS). The current design for the Salt Waste Processing Facility at the SRS includes use of monosodium titanate (MST) to remove and concentrate the strontium (Sr) and actinides (uranium, plutonium and neptunium) from HLW salt solutions. However, the River Protection Program (RPP) at the Hanford Site in Washington State proposes use of potassium permanganate addition for Sr and actinide removal from Hanford HLW. Recent studies at the SRS indicate sodium permanganate treatment holds promise for use in the decontamination of Sr and actinides in SRS HLW.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
807385
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS-2002-00890; TRN: US0301813
Resource Relation:
Conference: National 2003 SYNCHROTRON Light Source, Upton, NY (US), 05/20/2003--05/23/2003; Other Information: PBD: 31 Jan 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English