Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981

Technical Report · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5336966· OSTI ID:5336966

Weiss, A. J.

A research program is under way to systematically characterize the type of radwastes which may be generated in cleanup procedures following off-normal reactor operations. Specifically, the program is presently investigating how the properties of wastes containing ion-exchange media may be modified by heavy doses of irradiation from sorbed radionuclides. Special effort is being devoted toward quantifying the effects of factors such as radiation dose rate, chemical loading on the ion exchangers, moisture content and composition of external media, etc., which may inflence the relation between laboratory test results and field performance. Initial irradation damage measurements have been carried out on organic cation resin IRN-77 in both hydrogen and sodium forms. Gamma irradiation of both of these materials produces water soluble acidic decomposition products; the acid product yields depend on the chemical loading and are lower for the sodium form.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 5336966
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-2516-Vol.1-Nos.1-2-3; BNL-NUREG-51499-Vol.1-Nos.1-2-3; ON: DE82015205
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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