Precipitation process for the removal of technetium values from nuclear waste solutions

Walker, D D; Ebra, M A

Title: Precipitation process for the removal of technetium values from nuclear waste solutions

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High efficiency removal of techetium values from a nuclear waste stream is achieved by addition to the waste stream of a precipitant contributing tetraphenylphosphonium cation, such that a substantial portion of the technetium values are precipitated as an insoluble pertechnetate salt.

Inventors:: Walker, D D; Ebra, M A

Issue Date:: 1985-11-21

Research Org.:: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 6687732

Application Number:: ON: DE87007277

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy

DOE Contract Number:: AC09-76SR00001

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; TECHNETIUM; PRECIPITATION; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SALTS; ELEMENTS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALS; PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing; 400105 - Separation Procedures

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