Test plan for demonstrating plutonium extraction from 10-L solutions using EIChrom extraction chromatographic resins
Corrosive plutonium solutions stored in 10-L containers at the Plutonium Finishing Plant must be treated to convert the plutonium to a safe, solid form for storage and to remove the americium so that radiation exposure can be reduced. Extraction chromatographic resins will be tested for separating plutonium from these solutions in the laboratory. Separation parameters will be developed during the testing for large scale processing of the 10-L solutions and solutions of similar composition. Use of chromatographic resins will allow plutonium separation with minimum of chemical addition to the feed and without the need for plutonium valence adjustment. The separated plutonium will be calcined to plutonium oxide by direct solution calcination.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 10186891
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SD-CP-TP-078; ON: DE95000524; TRN: 94:020293
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 15 Aug 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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