Incinerator carryover tests with dysprosium as a stand-in for plutonium

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5363358

Hooker, R L

A full-scale (5 kg/h) incinerator is being tested with nonradioactive feed materials which simulate SRP-generator combustible transuranic wastes. The incinerator is two-stage and is designed to provide relatively quiescent conditions in the primary chamber where the ash is formed. This feature should minimize entrainment of Pu-bearing particles into the off-gas system. A series of runs have been completed in which incinerator feed was spiked with dysprosium to simulate Pu. Carryover of Dy into the off-gas system was found to be low (about 1/4%). 4 figures, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5363358
• Report Number(s): DPST-81-603; ON: DE82005309
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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