Degradation of resins in EPICOR-II prefilters from Three Mile Island

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5984073

McConnell, Jr, J W; Sanders, Sr, R D

The Low-Level Waste Date Base Development - EPICOR-II Resin/Liner Investigation Program funded by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is investigating the chemical and physical conditions of the synthetic ion exchange resins contained in several EPICOR-II prefilters. Those prefilters were used during cleanup of contaminated water from the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station after the March 1979 accident. This paper summarizes results and analyses of the second sampling of resins from prefilters PF-8 and -20. Results are compared with baseline data from tests performed on unirradiated resins supplied by Epicor, Inc. to determine if degradation has occurred due to the high internal radiation dose. Results also are compared with results from tests performed on resins obtained from the first sampling of those two prefilters.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 5984073
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-01986; CONF-860317-22; ON: TI86007626
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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