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Title: Conversion of radioactive ferrocyanide compounds to immobile glasses

Abstract

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)

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7331395
Assignee:
Energy Research and Development Administration
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CESIUM 134; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; CESIUM 137; SPENT FUELS; REPROCESSING; GLASS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; 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; WASTE PROCESSING; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing

Citation Formats

Schulz, W W, and Dressen, A L. Conversion of radioactive ferrocyanide compounds to immobile glasses. United States: N. p., 1975. Web.
Schulz, W W, & Dressen, A L. Conversion of radioactive ferrocyanide compounds to immobile glasses. United States.
Schulz, W W, and Dressen, A L. Fri . "Conversion of radioactive ferrocyanide compounds to immobile glasses". United States.
@article{osti_7331395,
title = {Conversion of radioactive ferrocyanide compounds to immobile glasses},
author = {Schulz, W W and Dressen, A L},
abstractNote = {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)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1975},
month = {11}
}

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