High level cell-reverse osmosis tests on contaminated canyon cooling water

Technical Report · Tue May 15 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5666196

Motyka, T

A program was initiated to determine the feasibility of using reverse osmosis (RO) to decontaminate F and H-Area canyon cooling water and tank farm runoff in the event of a radioactive release to these systems. The present emergency treatment system diverts contaminated water to a 5-million-gallon lined retention basin, where the radionuclides are removed by a combination of cartridge filtration and ion exchange. The present ion-exchange equipment consists of a portable demineralizer trailer that is used for water treatment in the reactor areas. The problems associated with the ion-exchange system are: its inability to treat non-ionic and insoluble contaminants, its low selectivity for radioactive species, its limited capacity, and its inherent problem in forming a secondary waste when its resin is regenerated.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5666196
• Report Number(s): DPST-84-491; ON: DE86011831
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ODD-ODD NUCLEI
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SEPARATION PROCESSES
STRONTIUM 90
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YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ZIRCONIUM 95
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