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Title: Immobilization of iodine in concrete

Abstract

A method for immobilizing fission product radioactive iodine recovered from irradiated nuclear fuel comprises combining material comprising water, Portland cement and about 3-20 wt. % iodine as Ba(IO.sub.3).sub.2 to provide a fluid mixture and allowing the fluid mixture to harden, said Ba(IO.sub.3).sub.2 comprising said radioactive iodine. An article for solid waste disposal comprises concrete prepared by this method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention was made in the course of, or under a contract with the Energy Research and Development Administration. It relates in general to reactor waste solidification and more specifically to the immobilization of fission product radioactive iodine recovered from irradiated nuclear fuel for underground storage.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Oak Ridge, TN
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
862805
Patent Number(s):
US 4017417
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
immobilization; iodine; concrete; method; immobilizing; fission; product; radioactive; recovered; irradiated; nuclear; fuel; comprises; combining; material; comprising; water; portland; cement; 3-20; wt; provide; fluid; mixture; allowing; harden; article; solid; waste; disposal; prepared; background; course; contract; energy; administration; relates; reactor; solidification; specifically; underground; storage; comprising water; portland cement; radioactive iodine; waste disposal; irradiated nuclear; fission product; material comprising; nuclear fuel; solid waste; fluid mixture; reactor waste; underground storage; waste solidification; comprises combining; /588/106/976/

Citation Formats

Clark, Walter E, and Thompson, Clarence T. Immobilization of iodine in concrete. United States: N. p., 1977. Web.
Clark, Walter E, & Thompson, Clarence T. Immobilization of iodine in concrete. United States.
Clark, Walter E, and Thompson, Clarence T. 1977. "Immobilization of iodine in concrete". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862805.
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title = {Immobilization of iodine in concrete},
author = {Clark, Walter E and Thompson, Clarence T},
abstractNote = {A method for immobilizing fission product radioactive iodine recovered from irradiated nuclear fuel comprises combining material comprising water, Portland cement and about 3-20 wt. % iodine as Ba(IO.sub.3).sub.2 to provide a fluid mixture and allowing the fluid mixture to harden, said Ba(IO.sub.3).sub.2 comprising said radioactive iodine. An article for solid waste disposal comprises concrete prepared by this method. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention was made in the course of, or under a contract with the Energy Research and Development Administration. It relates in general to reactor waste solidification and more specifically to the immobilization of fission product radioactive iodine recovered from irradiated nuclear fuel for underground storage.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/862805}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EST 1977},
month = {Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EST 1977}
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