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Removal of radioactive materials from waste solutions via magnetic ferrites

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5294287
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Ferrite waste treatment was found to be effective in removing actinides from simulated Rocky Flats process waste solutions. With a one-stage ferrite treatment, plutonium concentrations were consistently reduced from 10/sup -4/ g/l to less than 10/sup -8/ g/l, and americium concentrations were lowered from 10/sup -7/ g/l to below 10/sup -10/ g/l. In addition, siginficantly less solid was produced as compared with the flocculant precipitation technique now employed at Rocky Flats. Aging of ferrite solids and elevated beryllium and phosphate concentrations were identified as interferences in the ferrite treatment of process waste, but neither appeeared serious enough to prevent implementation in plant operations.
Research Organization:
Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP03533
OSTI ID:
5294287
Report Number(s):
RFP-3242; CONF-820424-25; ON: DE82008948
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDES
AGING
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
AMERICIUM COMPOUNDS
BERYLLIUM
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COHERENT SCATTERING
DIFFRACTION
ELEMENTS
FERRIMAGNETIC MATERIALS
FERRITES
INTERFERING ELEMENTS
IRON COMPOUNDS
MAGNETIC MATERIALS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
REMOVAL
ROCKY FLATS PLANT
SCATTERING
SIMULATION
SYNTHESIS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
US AEC
US DOE
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
X-RAY DIFFRACTION