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Title: Extraction, Scrub, and Strip Test Results from The Interim Salt Disposition Program Macrobatch 11 Tank 21H Qualification Samples

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1495085· OSTI ID:1495085
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  1. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)

Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) analyzed samples from Tank 21H in support of qualification of Macrobatch (Salt Batch) 11 for the Interim Salt Disposition Program (ISDP). The Salt Batch 11 characterization results were previously reported. An Extraction, Scrub, and Strip (ESS) test was performed to determine cesium distribution ratios (D(Cs)) and cesium concentration in the strip effluent (SE) and decontaminated salt solution (DSS) streams; this data will be used by Tank Farm Engineering to project a cesium decontamination factor (DF). This test used actual Tank 21H material, and a sample of the Next Generation Solvent (NGS) Blend solvent currently being used at the Modular Caustic-Side Solvent Extraction Unit (MCU). The ESS test showed acceptable performance with an extraction D(Cs) value of 117. This value is consistent with results from previous salt batch ESS tests using similar solvent formulations. This cesium removal efficiency is better than the predicted value of 50.8 from a recently created D(Cs) model.

Research Organization:
Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470
OSTI ID:
1495085
Report Number(s):
SRNL-STI-2019-00011
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English