Development test authorization IP-154-AL sulfuric acid study
The test detailed in this report is a part of a program seeking ways to reduce the amount of radioactivity in reactor effluent water. Arsenic-76 is a major contributor to the gastrointestinal, radiation dose received by downstream users of river water. Phosphorus-32 is the principal radioisotope in the flesh of whitefish caught in the vicinity of the Hanford reservation. Recent activation analyses of the commercial grade sulfuric acid used in process water treatment have indicated that this acid may be an important source of the parent elements that are transformed to arsenic-76 and phosphorus-32 in the reactors. The purpose of this test is to determine if the impurities in commercial grade sulfuric acid have a significant effect on the release rates of arsenic-76 and phosphorus-32 to the river in reactor effluent water.
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 10174975
- Report Number(s):
- HW--55774; ON: DE94016995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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