WASTE CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE RESIN-IN-PULP URANIUM EXTRACTION PROCESS
Field and laboratory ivestigattions designed to develop information leading to the safe, economical disposal of wastes from the uranium ore refining industry are discussed. Studies were made tracing the course of radioactive materials, particularly radium, through the refining process in resin-in-pulp uranium recovery plant in the western United States. The mill had been in operation about one year, during which time all liquid brief discharge of claridied liquor to a nearby stream. The various plant process streams were sampled for a week on consecutive days, with compositing and investigation of periodic quality changes. Sampling was based on a preliminary survey of the plant and development of an accurate flow diagram. Analytical results include gross radioactivity, radium, and other process stream quality determinations. Details of the planning and performance of the survey are also presented. Results include a radium balance through the resin-in-pulp proccess, and indicate the effects of the various process steps on the solubility of the radium involved. Characteristics of the waste streams are discussed and their disposal considered in terms of effects on present and
- Research Organization:
- Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-014752
- OSTI ID:
- 4328008
- Report Number(s):
- A/CONF.15/P/2359
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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DIAGRAMS
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RADIUM COMPOUNDS
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SAFETY
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