Low-level waste data base development - EPICOR II resin/liner investigation - a program review
This paper presents an overview of the titled program and gives the status of the work on resin degradation, resin solidification, and field testing of solidified samples. A brief discussion of some recent results also is included. Resin materials from EPICOR-II prefilters used during cleanup of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station are being examined to (a) develop a data base for low-level waste and (b) obtain information on survivability of waste forms composed of ion exchange media loaded with radionuclides and solidified in matrices of cement and Dow polymer. An unusual aspect of the investigation is the use of commercial grade resins which have been loaded with over five times the radioactivity normally seen in a commercial application. That dramatically increases the total radiation dose to the resins. 21 refs., 8 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6203695
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-24685; CONF-860317-24; ON: TI86007625
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Waste management '86, Tucson, AZ, USA, 2 Mar 1986
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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RESINS
DECOMPOSITION
SOLIDIFICATION
WASTE FORMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
CEMENTS
DATA ACQUISITION
FIELD TESTS
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
MATRIX MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL
BUILDING MATERIALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
POLYMERS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
TESTING
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
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