Properties of radioactive wastes and waste containers. Quarterly progress report, October-December 1980

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6696045

Morcos, N; Weiss, A J

Simulated boric acid waste at three different concentrations was solidified in Portland III cement together with /sup 137/Cs, /sup 85/Sr, and /sup 60/Co. The leachability of these tracers from the waste forms was measured over a period of 84 days. Compressive strengths of the simulated waste forms at the three boric acid concentrations were also measured. An experiment was performed to determine the leachability of /sup 137/Cs, /sup 85/Sr, and /sup 60/Co from organic ion exchange resin/cement composites. Portland II and Lumnite cements were used as binders with waste-to-cement ratios of 1.0 and 1.8 by weight for both cements. In addition, the displacement of the three radiotracers from the ion exchange resins upon mixing the loaded resins with the two cements (before solidification) was measured. Cationic resins in the H/sup +/, Na/sup +/, Cs/sup +/, and Sr/sup +2/ forms were loaded with /sup 137/Cs and /sup 85/Sr, were mixed in different ratios with anionic resins in the SO/sub 4/ form, and were solidified in bitumen. The leachability and physical integrity of the resulting organic ion exchange resin/bitumen composites were measured. A total of 30 DOT 17H drums, from three different manufacturing lots, were tested to determine if they met the specifications set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR 178-118-66. The results are presented. 15 references, 39 figures, 10 tables.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 6696045
• Report Number(s): NUREG/CR-2125; BNL-NUREG-51384; ON: DE84015919
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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