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Ion exchange flowsheet for recovery of cesium from purex sludge supernatant at B Plant

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6672428· OSTI ID:6672428
Purex Sludge Supernatant (PSS) contains significant amounts of /sup 137/Cs left after removal of strontium from fission product bearing Purex wastes. To remove cesium from PSS, an Ion Exchange Recovery system has been set up in Cells 17-21 at B Plant. The cesium that is recovered is stored within B Plant for eventual purification through the Cesium Purification process in Cell 38 and eventual encapsulation and storage in a powdered form at the Waste Encapsulation Storage Facility. Cesium depleted waste streams from the Ion Exchange processes are transferred to underground storage.
Research Organization:
Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
OSTI ID:
6672428
Report Number(s):
ARH-F-106
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English