Published 2004 | Version v1
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Investigation and characterization of spent ion-exchanger at CIAE

Creators

  • 1. China Inst. of Atomic Energy, Beijing (China)

Description

Spent ion exchangers are considered to be problematic waste. Investigation on spent ion-exchanger materials generated from nuclear facilities of CIAE aimed at its cementation to meet the acceptance criteria for disposal. The study results of their characterization of physical and chemical performance is described. The nuclides in the spent ion exchanger are measured by r-Spectrometry and Liquid Scintrillation spectrometry. The results of pH value are nearly 6.5-7.0 for the mixture of the spent cation and anion ion-exchanger. The water content of as-received resins has broadly deference depend on the samples. The spent ion-exchangers contain nuclides 60Co, 137Cs, 90Sr and other small fission product. The specific radioactivity is calculated. Specific radioactivity of the waste on a site reaches 108 Bq/kg and can be classified to medium level radioactive waste. According to results of investigation formulation of cementation carried out with success. (authors)

Part of:
International symposium on low level measurements of radionuclides in the environment, 2004

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
International symposium on low level measurements of radionuclides in the environment, 2004
Imprint Pagination
130 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 49

Conference

Title
International symposium on low level measurements of radionuclides in the environment
Dates
19-23 Apr 2004
Place
Guilin, Guangxi (China)

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