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Title: Pacific Northwest Laboratory monthly report to Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Space and Special Purposes Division for November 1975

Abstract

At Hanford, strontium will be separated from the high-level waste, then converted to the fluoride, and doubly encapsulated in small, high-integrity containers for subsequent long-term storage. The fluoride conversion, encapsulation and storage will take place in the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facilities (WESF). This encapsulated strontium fluoride represents an economical source of $sup 90$Sr if the WESF capsule can be licensed for heat source applications under anticipated use conditions. The objectives of this program are to obtain the data needed to license $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$ heat sources and specifically the WESF $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$ capsules. The information needed for licensing can be divided into three general areas: long-term SrF$sub 2$ compatibility data; chemical and physical property data on $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$; and capsule property data such as external corrosion resistance, crush strength, etc. The current program is designed to provide the required information. (auth)

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, Wash. (USA)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
4089175
Report Number(s):
BNWL-1845-18
NSA Number:
NSA-33-020452
DOE Contract Number:
E(45-1)-1830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 30-JUN-76
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
N47200* -Isotope & Radiation Source Technology-Isotopic Power Sources; 070301* -Isotope & Radiation Source Technology-Isotopic Power Supplies-Design & Fabrication; *RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES- RESEARCH PROGRAMS; *STRONTIUM 90- RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES; CAPSULES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPATIBILITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRONTIUM FLUORIDES; WASTE PROCESSING; NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems

Citation Formats

Fullman, H.T. Pacific Northwest Laboratory monthly report to Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Space and Special Purposes Division for November 1975. United States: N. p., 1975. Web. doi:10.2172/4089175.
Fullman, H.T. Pacific Northwest Laboratory monthly report to Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Space and Special Purposes Division for November 1975. United States. doi:10.2172/4089175.
Fullman, H.T. Mon . "Pacific Northwest Laboratory monthly report to Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Space and Special Purposes Division for November 1975". United States. doi:10.2172/4089175. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4089175.
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title = {Pacific Northwest Laboratory monthly report to Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Space and Special Purposes Division for November 1975},
author = {Fullman, H.T.},
abstractNote = {At Hanford, strontium will be separated from the high-level waste, then converted to the fluoride, and doubly encapsulated in small, high-integrity containers for subsequent long-term storage. The fluoride conversion, encapsulation and storage will take place in the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facilities (WESF). This encapsulated strontium fluoride represents an economical source of $sup 90$Sr if the WESF capsule can be licensed for heat source applications under anticipated use conditions. The objectives of this program are to obtain the data needed to license $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$ heat sources and specifically the WESF $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$ capsules. The information needed for licensing can be divided into three general areas: long-term SrF$sub 2$ compatibility data; chemical and physical property data on $sup 90$SrF$sub 2$; and capsule property data such as external corrosion resistance, crush strength, etc. The current program is designed to provide the required information. (auth)},
doi = {10.2172/4089175},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1975},
month = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1975}
}

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