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Radiobiological waste treatment-ashing treatment and immobilization with cement

Abstract

This report describes the results of the study on the treatment of radioactive biological waste in the China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP). The possibility of radiobiological waste treatment was investigated by using a RAF-3 type rapid ashing apparatus together with the immobilization of the resulted ash. This rapid ashing apparatus, developed by CIRP, is usually used for pretreatment of samples prior to chemical analysis and physical measurements. The results show that it can ash 3 kg of animal carcasses a batch, the ashing time is 5-7 h and the ash content is less than 4 wt%. The ashing temperature not exceeding 450 deg. C was used without any risk of high losses of radionuclides. The ash from the rapid ashing apparatus was demonstrated to be immobilized with ordinary silicate cement. The optimum cement/ash/water formulation of the cemented waste form was 35 {+-} 5 wt% cement, 29 {+-} 2 wt% water, and 36 {+-} 6 wt% ash. The performance of the waste form was in compliance with the technical requirements except for impact resistance. Mixing additives in immobilization formulations can improve the performance of the cemented ash waste form. The additives chosen were DH{sub 4A} flow promoter as a cement  More>>
Authors:
Shengtao, Feng; Li, Gong; Li, Cheng; Benli, Wang; Lihong, Wang [1] 
  1. China Inst. for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, Shanxi (China)
Publication Date:
Feb 01, 1997
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-929
Reference Number:
SCA: 052001; PA: AIX-28:034828; EDB-97:060111; SN: 97001775316
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Treatment technologies for low and intermediate level waste from nuclear applications. Final report of a co-ordinated research programme 1991-1996; PB: 207 p.
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; DRY ASHING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; SOLIDIFICATION; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RADIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
OSTI ID:
462466
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1011-4289; Other: ON: DE97622561; TRN: XA9743737034828
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE97622561
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 33-50
Announcement Date:
May 08, 1997

Citation Formats

Shengtao, Feng, Li, Gong, Li, Cheng, Benli, Wang, and Lihong, Wang. Radiobiological waste treatment-ashing treatment and immobilization with cement. IAEA: N. p., 1997. Web.
Shengtao, Feng, Li, Gong, Li, Cheng, Benli, Wang, & Lihong, Wang. Radiobiological waste treatment-ashing treatment and immobilization with cement. IAEA.
Shengtao, Feng, Li, Gong, Li, Cheng, Benli, Wang, and Lihong, Wang. 1997. "Radiobiological waste treatment-ashing treatment and immobilization with cement." IAEA.
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title = {Radiobiological waste treatment-ashing treatment and immobilization with cement}
author = {Shengtao, Feng, Li, Gong, Li, Cheng, Benli, Wang, and Lihong, Wang}
abstractNote = {This report describes the results of the study on the treatment of radioactive biological waste in the China Institute for Radiation Protection (CIRP). The possibility of radiobiological waste treatment was investigated by using a RAF-3 type rapid ashing apparatus together with the immobilization of the resulted ash. This rapid ashing apparatus, developed by CIRP, is usually used for pretreatment of samples prior to chemical analysis and physical measurements. The results show that it can ash 3 kg of animal carcasses a batch, the ashing time is 5-7 h and the ash content is less than 4 wt%. The ashing temperature not exceeding 450 deg. C was used without any risk of high losses of radionuclides. The ash from the rapid ashing apparatus was demonstrated to be immobilized with ordinary silicate cement. The optimum cement/ash/water formulation of the cemented waste form was 35 {+-} 5 wt% cement, 29 {+-} 2 wt% water, and 36 {+-} 6 wt% ash. The performance of the waste form was in compliance with the technical requirements except for impact resistance. Mixing additives in immobilization formulations can improve the performance of the cemented ash waste form. The additives chosen were DH{sub 4A} flow promoter as a cement additive and vermiculite or zeolite as a supplement. The recommended formulation, i.e. an improved formulation of the cemented ash waste form is that additives DH{sub 4A} flow promoter and vermiculite (or zeolite) are added on the ground of optimum cement/ash/water formulation of the cemented waste form, the dosage of water, DH{sub 4A} and vermiculite (or zeolite) is 70 wt%, 0.5 wt% and {<=} 5 wt% of the cement dosage, respectively. The cemented ash waste forms obtained meet all the requirements for disposal. (author). 12 refs, 7 figs, 13 tabs.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1997}
month = {Feb}
}