Organic chemical aging mechanisms: An annotated bibliography. Waste Tank Safety Program

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10188085· OSTI ID:10188085

Samuels, W D; Camaioni, D M; Nelson, D A

An annotated bibliography has been compiled of the potential chemical and radiological aging mechanisms of the organic constituents (non-ferrocyanide) that would likely be found in the UST at Hanford. The majority of the work that has been conducted on the aging of organic chemicals used for extraction and processing of nuclear materials has been in conjunction with the acid or PUREX type processes. At Hanford the waste being stored in the UST has been stabilized with caustic. The aging factors that were used in this work were radiolysis, hydrolysis and nitrite/nitrate oxidation. The purpose of this work was two-fold: to determine whether or not research had been or is currently being conducted on the species associated with the Hanford UST waste, either as a mixture or as individual chemicals or chemical functionalities, and to determine what areas of chemical aging need to be addressed by further research.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10188085
• Report Number(s): PNL-8808; ON: DE94000633
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Sep 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
AGING
HANFORD RESERVATION
PUREX PROCESS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
RADIOLYSIS
HYDROLYSIS
NITRITES
NITRATES
OXIDATION
NITROGEN OXIDES
GASES
FLAMMABILITY
SAFETY
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE