Precipitation-adsorption process for the decontamination of nuclear waste supernates

Lee, L M; Kilpatrick, L L

Title: Precipitation-adsorption process for the decontamination of nuclear waste supernates

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High-level nuclear waste supernate is decontaminated of cesium by precipitation of the cesium and potassium with sodium tetraphenyl boron. Simultaneously, strontium-90 is removed from the waste supernate sorption of insoluble sodium titanate. The waste solution is then filtered to separate the solution decontaminated of cesium and strontium.

Inventors:: Lee, L M; Kilpatrick, L L

Issue Date:: 1982-05-19

OSTI Identifier:: 6469435

Application Number:: ON: DE83010486

Assignee:: EDB-83-073751

DOE Contract Number:: AC09-76SR00001

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CESIUM; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; STRONTIUM; ADSORPTION; LIQUID WASTES; POTASSIUM; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ELEMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SORPTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

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