Characterization and CST Batch Contact Equilibrium Testing of Aged TCCR Tank 10H Batch 1A and 2 Process Supernate Samples
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
The Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) system uses ion exchange columns filled with Crystalline Silicotitanate (CST) media to process radioactive waste solutions for the removal of Cs-137. TCCR currently focuses on dissolving Savannah River Site (SRS) Tank 10H waste (primarily sodium saltcake solids) within the tank followed by at-tank ion exchange column treatment. Previous equilibrium batch contact tests conducted in the SRNL Shielded Cells laboratory and associated analyses indicated that CST cesium removal performance was lower than predicted by ZAM modeling for TCCR Tank 10H Production Supernate Batch 1A. An average cesium distribution coefficient of 1,948 mL/g which corresponds to 94.1% Cs+ removal was observed for Batch 1A supernate at 38 °C in January of 2019 using laboratory pretreated IONSIV™ R9120-Ba CST from Lot #209900034 (predominant TCCR CST batch) at a phase ratio of 122 mL/g. This cesium loading was approximately 32% lower than model predictions, presumably due to ion exchange competition or fouling associated with alkaline earth or transition metals present in the solutions at low levels. The current testing was designed to: 1) evaluate whether supernate compositional changes during storage would result in improved cesium removal performance with CST, and 2) assist in media selection and handling protocols for future TCCR columns by evaluating several CST manufacturer batches as well as samples of one CST batch which had been pretreated using two different methods (field and laboratory methods).
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States); Savannah River National Lab (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- OSTI ID:
- 1574676
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI--2019-00623
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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