Development of the flowsheet used for decontaminating high-activity-level water at TMI-2. Draft

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5715893

Collins, E D; Campbell, D O; King, L J; Knauer, J B; Wallace, R M

Using a few small samples of high-activity-level water from TMI-2, a chemical processing flowsheet was developed for decontamination of the water and concentration of the radioactive contaminants in a form suitable for disposal. The initially selected process was evaluated and significantly improved. The improved process included sorption of the bulk radioactive materials, cesium and strontium, onto a mixture of inorganic zeolites and sorption of the anionic contaminants, antimony and ruthenium, plus the remaining traces of cesium and strontium onto standard organic ion exchange resins. The latter step was accomplished by means of a special deionization/sorption technique.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5715893
• Report Number(s): CONF-850417-23; ON: DE85012782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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