Treatment of radioactive laboratory waste for mercury removal

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5567199

Osteen, A B; Bibler, J P

Routine analyses of Savannah River Laboratory wastes at the Savannah River Site occasionally reveal mercury concentrations in the waste in excess of the 0.200 {mu}g/L RCRA limit. An ion exchange resin has been demonstrated to be effective for the removal of dissolved mercury from laboratory waste in a special permitted project. The ion exchange material is Duolite{trademark} GT-73, a polystyrene/divinylbenzene resin with thiol functional groups. As a result of the decontamination demonstration, the resin is in use or under consideration for use with several other SRS radwaste streams as a reliable medium for mercury removal.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5567199
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-89-731-Rev.1; CONF-9006404--1-Rev.1; ON: DE92010055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CORROSION
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DIAGRAMS
ELEMENTS
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