Removal of plutonium and americium from alkaline waste solutions

Title: Removal of plutonium and americium from alkaline waste solutions

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High salt content, alkaline waste solutions containing plutonium and americium are contacted with a sodium titanate compound to effect removal of the plutonium and americium from the alkaline waste solution onto the sodium titanate and provide an effluent having a radiation level of less than 10 nCi per gram alpha emitters.

Inventors:

Schulz, Wallace W. ^[1]

(Richland, WA)

Issue Date:: 1979-01-01

Research Org.:: Atlantic Richfield Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 863359

Patent Number(s):: 4156646

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: EY-76-C-06-2130

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: removal; plutonium; americium; alkaline; waste; solutions; salt; content; containing; contacted; sodium; titanate; compound; effect; solution; provide; effluent; radiation; level; 10; nci; alpha; emitters; radiation level; alkaline waste; sodium titanate; waste solutions; solutions containing; waste solution; alpha emitters; containing plutonium; salt content; alpha emitter; effect removal; /210/423/976/

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