Treatment of radioactive laboratory waste for mercury removal

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6978009

Osteen, A B; Bibler, J P

Routine analyses of Savannah River Laboratory wastes at the Savannah River Site (SRS) occasionally reveal mercury concentrations in the waste in excess of the 0.200 {mu}g/L RCRA limit. A polystyrene/divinylbenzene ion exchange resin with thiol functional groups, Duolite GT-73, has been demonstrated effective, through a special, permitted decontamination project, for the removal of dissolved mercury from this laboratory waste. As a result of this demonstration, the resin is in use or under consideration for use with several other SRS radwaste streams as a reliable medium for mercury removal. 3 refs., 4 figs., 4 tabs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 6978009
• Report Number(s): WSRC-RP-89-731; CONF-900210--39; ON: DE90008898
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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