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Title: Tank 241-AZ-102 SuperLig 639 Technetium Ion Exchange Eluate Evaporation Study

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/774861· OSTI ID:774861

As part of the Hanford River Protection Project (RPP), the Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) has conducted tests on the pretreatment and vitrification of a radioactive waste sample from Hanford Tank 241-AZ-102. The original, AZ-102 sample which was received at SRTC was characterized and filtered to remove entrained solids.1 The sample was then passed sequentially through ion exchange columns containing SuperLig{reg_sign} 644 and 639 resins for the removal of cesium and technetium ions (Tc removed as pertechnetate, TcO{sub 4}{sup {minus}}), respectively.2 The cesium and technetium absorbed to the resins was then eluted to give separate eluate solutions containing relatively high concentrations of Cs{sup +} and TcO{sub 4}{sup {minus}}. According to the current plant design, the decontaminated Tank 241-AZ-102 sample and the eluate solutions will be subjected to separate evaporation and vitrification processes to give low- and high-activity waste glasses, respectively. This report describes evaporation testing of the Tc eluate solution derived from ion exchange processing of the Tank 241-AZ-102 sample with SuperLig 639 resin.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
774861
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-2000-00424 SRT-RPP-2000-00024 Rev. 0; TRN: US0101003
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 15 Feb 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English