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RECOVERY OF RADIOACTIVE CESIUM

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4837764

Radioactive cesium is precipitated from nitric acid fission product solutions as the phosphotungstate. The precipitate is dissolved in aqueous NaOH, reprecipitated with H/sub 2/SO/sub 4/, and redissolved in ammonia. This solution is treated with a strongly basic anion exchange resin, such as De-acidite FF or Amberlite IRA 400, which adsorbs phosphorus and tungsten and leaves cesium in solution from which it can easily be recovered as an inorganic salt by neutralization and evaporation. (NPO)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-032252
OSTI ID:
4837764
Report Number(s):
FR 1187511
Country of Publication:
France
Language:
English