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Title: Distributions of 14 elements into 10 liquid extractants from simulated acid-dissolved sludge and acidified supernate solutions of Hanford high-level waste

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OSTI ID:10119695
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

The distributions of 14 elements into ten extractants were measured from simulant solutions that represent acidic dissolved sludge and acidified supernate from Hanford HLW Tank 102-SY. The extractants: LIX{sup TM}-26, LIX{sup TM}-54, LIX{sup TM}-84, LIX{sup TM}-1010, Cyanex{sup TM} 272, Cyanex{sup TM} 923, Aliquat{sup TM} 336, DHDECMP, DHDECMP-DIPB, and CMPO-DIPB, were sorbed on porous carbon beads to provide dry-appearing beads that would be suitable for column operations. The selected elements, which represent fission products: Ce, Cs, Sr, Tc, and Y; actinides: U, Pu, and Am; and matrix elements: Cr, Co, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Zr; were traced by radionuclides and measured by gamma spectrometry. Distribution coefficients for each of 280 element/absorber/solution combinations were measured for dynamic contact periods of 30 minutes, 2 hours, and 6 hours to provide sorption kinetics information for the selected elements from these complex media. The resulting 840 measured distribution coefficients are presented.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
10119695
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-94-52; CONF-940225-5; ON: DE94006226; TRN: 94:006414
Resource Relation:
Conference: Waste management `94: working towards a cleaner environment,Tucson, AZ (United States),27 Feb - 3 Mar 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English