Conversion of radioactive ferrocyanide compounds to immobile glasses

Patent · Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 1975

OSTI ID:7331395

Schulz, W W; Dressen, A L

A method is described for converting complex radioactive ferrocyanide compounds of /sup 134/Cs and /sup 137/Cs to immobile glass that is resistant to leaching by water. The /sup 134/Cs and /sup 137/Cs are separated from nuclear waste solutions by precipitation from alkaline solutions by the addition of a soluble Ni/sup 2 +/, Zn/sup 2 +/, Cu/sup 2 +/, Co/sup 2 +/, UO/sub 2//sup 2 +/, or Mn/sup 2 +/ and K/sub 4/Fe(CN)/sub 6/. The dried, finely ground precipitate is mixed with Na/sub 2/CO/sub 3/ and a mixture of (a) basalt and B/sub 2/O/sub 3/ or (b) SiO/sub 2/ and CaO, melted, and allowed to solidify. (BLM)

• Assignee: Energy Research and Development Administration
• OSTI ID: 7331395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
CESIUM 137
SPENT FUELS
REPROCESSING
GLASS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MANAGEMENT
NUCLEAR FUELS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PROCESSING
RADIOISOTOPES
REACTOR MATERIALS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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