Cesium Eluate Semi-Batch Evaporation Performance

Technical Report · Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/811940· OSTI ID:811940

Pierce, R A

The baseline flowsheet for low activity waste (LAW) in the Hanford River Protection Project (RPP) Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) includes pretreatment of supernatant by removing cesium using ion exchange. When the ion exchange column is loaded, the cesium will be eluted with a 0.5M nitric acid (HNO3) solution to allow the column to be conditioned for re-use. The cesium eluate solution will then be concentrated in a vacuum evaporator to minimize storage volume and to recycle HNO3.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-96SR18500
• OSTI ID: 811940
• Report Number(s): WSRC-TR-2003-00135; TRN: US0303219
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 17 Jun 2003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CESIUM
EVAPORATION
EVAPORATORS
FLOWSHEETS
ION EXCHANGE
NITRIC ACID
PERFORMANCE
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES