Tritium storage development. Progress report No. 6, September--December 1975. [Polymer impregnated tritiated concrete]

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1974

OSTI ID:7355627

Colombo, P; Neilson, R; Becker, W; Divis, E

Polymer impregnation is shown to greatly improve the leach rate of tritiated concrete specimens on a laboratory scale. This technique is proposed for the disposal of high level tritiated aqueous waste. Work was directed towards the development of a soak impregnation technique for large-scale samples. Four cylindrical specimens of polymer impregnated tritiated concrete with approximate dimensions of 27 cm dia x 28 cm length containing ten curies of tritium each were produced using this technique. These specimens were buried in individual lysimeters at the Savannah River Plant and are being monitored to determine the rate of tritium release in the burial environment.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: E(30-1)-16
• OSTI ID: 7355627
• Report Number(s): BNL-21348
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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