Uranium effluent testing for the Oak Ridge Toxic Substances Control Act mixed waste incinerator
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Oak Ridge K-25 Site, TN (United States)
- Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
The Oak Ridge K-25 Site Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Incinerator has been undergoing a series of routine tests to determine uranium partitioning to the stack, scrubber waters, and bottom ash. This paper discusses the results of the most recent experiment in which relatively high rates of uranium stack gas emissions were identified: 6.11 g/h or 8 wt % based on the uranium feed. These data are compared with earlier data, and an empirical correlation is suggested between the stack emissions of uranium and the product of the uranium and chlorine concentration of the feed. This is consistent with certain findings with other metals, in which increasing chlorine feed contents led to increasing emissions.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 10177433
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930572--10; ON: DE93017861
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
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INCINERATORS
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MIXTURES
ORGDP
PARTICLE SIZE
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
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STACKS
URANIUM
WASTE PROCESSING