Quarterly report on the strontium heat source development program and the beneficial isotopes utilization program, Division of Nuclear Research and Application for October--December 1976. [WESF capsules]
At Hanford, strontium is separated from the high-level waste, converted to the fluoride, and doubly encapsulated in small, high-integrity containers for subsequent long-term storage. The fluoride conversion, encapsulation and storage take place in the Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facilities (WESF). The encapsulated strontium fluoride represents an economical source of /sup 90/Sr if the WESF capsule can be licensed for heat source applications under anticipated use conditions. The objectives of this program are to obtain the data needed to license /sup 90/SrF/sub 2/ heat sources and specifically the WESF /sup 90/SrF/sub 2/ capsules. Research progress is reported on: (1) chemical and physical properties of /sup 90/SrF/sub 2/; (2) /sup 90/SrF/sub 2/ compatibility studies; and (3) capsule qualification and licensing. In the Beneficial Isotopes Utilization Program research progress is reported on isotopes availability, cold regions applications, WESF product utilization, and general applications of radioisotopes in army thermal systems. (TFD)
- Research Organization:
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-06-1830
- OSTI ID:
- 7217230
- Report Number(s):
- BNWL-1845-31
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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