Removal of plutonium and americium from alkaline waste solutions

Schulz, Wallace W

Title: Removal of plutonium and americium from alkaline waste solutions

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Abstract

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.

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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)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT

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C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F2101/006 - {Radioactive compounds}

G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21F - PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT
G21F9/10 - by flocculation
G21F9/12 - by absorption

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F1/5236 - {using inorganic agents}

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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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