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The chemical behaviour of iodine-129 in the process of radwaste conditioning; Chemisches Verhalten von Jod-129 bei der Abfallkonditionierung

Abstract

During radwaste reprocessing, elemental I-129 may almost completely be transferred to the dissolver off-gas stream. The AC 6120 adsorbent, consisting of high-heated, amorphous silicic acid impregnated with silver nitrate, proved to be particularly efficient for removing the iodine from the off-gas. In a gas-solid reaction, the elemental iodine is converted into solid silver iodide and silver iodate. The reaction`s stoichiometry depends on the loading temperature, with temperatures between 30 and 80 C resulting in a ratio of five between the reaction products of AgI and AgIO{sub 3}, while with temperatures higher than that, up to 150 C, the ratio is three. For assessing the acceptability of the iodine-bearing AC 6120 as a waste product to be emplaced in a salt rock repository, the ratio of the reaction products is one of the main criteria. The products solubility and its complexation reactions with chloride-bearing brines are two other important criteria, especially with a view to the not completely hypothetical accident type of `water ingress into the salt cavern`. Leaching experiments have shown that in this event, between 30 and over 60% of the waste product`s iodine inventory would be leached out within only seven days. Thus AC 6120 is not a  More>>
Authors:
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1993
Product Type:
Thesis/Dissertation
Report Number:
Juel-2834
Reference Number:
SCA: 052000; PA: DEN-95:0F1220; EDB-95:019848; SN: 95001322002
Resource Relation:
Other Information: TH: Diss.; PBD: Nov 1993
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; IODINE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SILVER NITRATES; ADSORBENTS; CHEMISORPTION; LEACHING; DISSOLVERS; HEAD END PROCESSES; SOLIDIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS; DISSOLUTION; SOLUBILITY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; 052000; WASTE MANAGEMENT
OSTI ID:
10110256
Research Organizations:
Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (Germany). Inst. fuer Sicherheitsforschung und Reaktortechnik; Technische Hochschule Aachen (Germany)
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
German
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0944-2952; Other: ON: DE95738857; TRN: DE95F1220
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
DEN
Size:
92 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Schon, T. The chemical behaviour of iodine-129 in the process of radwaste conditioning; Chemisches Verhalten von Jod-129 bei der Abfallkonditionierung. Germany: N. p., 1993. Web.
Schon, T. The chemical behaviour of iodine-129 in the process of radwaste conditioning; Chemisches Verhalten von Jod-129 bei der Abfallkonditionierung. Germany.
Schon, T. 1993. "The chemical behaviour of iodine-129 in the process of radwaste conditioning; Chemisches Verhalten von Jod-129 bei der Abfallkonditionierung." Germany.
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title = {The chemical behaviour of iodine-129 in the process of radwaste conditioning; Chemisches Verhalten von Jod-129 bei der Abfallkonditionierung}
author = {Schon, T}
abstractNote = {During radwaste reprocessing, elemental I-129 may almost completely be transferred to the dissolver off-gas stream. The AC 6120 adsorbent, consisting of high-heated, amorphous silicic acid impregnated with silver nitrate, proved to be particularly efficient for removing the iodine from the off-gas. In a gas-solid reaction, the elemental iodine is converted into solid silver iodide and silver iodate. The reaction`s stoichiometry depends on the loading temperature, with temperatures between 30 and 80 C resulting in a ratio of five between the reaction products of AgI and AgIO{sub 3}, while with temperatures higher than that, up to 150 C, the ratio is three. For assessing the acceptability of the iodine-bearing AC 6120 as a waste product to be emplaced in a salt rock repository, the ratio of the reaction products is one of the main criteria. The products solubility and its complexation reactions with chloride-bearing brines are two other important criteria, especially with a view to the not completely hypothetical accident type of `water ingress into the salt cavern`. Leaching experiments have shown that in this event, between 30 and over 60% of the waste product`s iodine inventory would be leached out within only seven days. Thus AC 6120 is not a candidate adsorbent for immobilization of iodine 129 in a waste product. (orig./HP) [Deutsch] Bei der Wiederaufarbeitung kann Iod-129 in elementarer Form fast vollstaendig in das Aufloeserabgas ueberfuehrt werden. Zur Entfernung des Jods aus dem Abgas hat sich das Adsorptionsmaterial AC 6120 (hochgegluehte amorphe Kieselsaeure, mit Silbernitrat impraegniert) als besonders wirksam erwiesen. In einer Gas-Feststoffreaktion wird das elementare Iod zu festem Silberiodid und -iodat umgesetzt. Die Stoechiometrie dieser Reaktion ist abhaengig von der Beladungstemperatur und zwar liegt das Verhaeltnis der Reaktionsprodukte AgI/AgIO{sub 3} von 30-80 C bei fuenf, darueber hinaus bis 150 C bei drei. Fuer die Beurteilung der Endlagerfaehigkeit von iodbeladenem AC 6120 in einem Salzstock sind dabei neben dem Verhaeltnis der Reaktionsprodukte vor allem die sich bei dem nicht voellig auszuschliessenden Stoerfall ``Wassereinbruch in das salinare Endlager`` ergebenden Loeslichkeiten und Komplexbildungsreaktionen mit chloridhaltigen Laugen von Bedeutung. Laugungsversuche ergaben, dass zwischen 30 und ueber 60% des vorhandenen Iodinventars innerhalb von nur 7 Tagen ausgelaugt wurden. Damit ist AC 6120 im Falle eines Wassereinbruchs in das geplante salinare Endlager keine stabile Immobilisierungsform fuer Iod-129. (orig./HP)}
place = {Germany}
year = {1993}
month = {Nov}
}