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A WASTE DISPOSAL EXPERIMENT USING MINERAL EXCHANGE ON CLINOPTILOLITE

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4831422
An 8200-liter volume of waste solution containing 400 curies of Cs-137 and 370 curies of Sr-90 was treated by ion exchange wlth clinoptilolite, a natural zeolite. The Cs and Sr were removed from solution by this treatment and the loaded mineral was buried in a concrete container in the Chalk River B disposal area. Both the preliminary laboratory work and the full-scale operation are described. (auth)
Research Organization:
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
NSA Number:
NSA-16-023346
OSTI ID:
4831422
Report Number(s):
CRCE-1080; AECL-1521
Country of Publication:
Canada
Language:
English