Published 1988
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From evaporators to ion exchange
Description
The use of evaporators to process PWR radwaste water is wide spread. Recent technical as well as economic forces have driven a growing number of utilities to ion exchange. This paper summarizes the experience of four PWRs that made the switch from evaporators to sluicable demineralization systems for low-level radwaste water treatment. In addition to increasing water processing rates and eliminating overall down-time due to evaporator maintenance, the demin system reduced personnel exposure by 80 - 93% and reduced total burial volume by 75 - 95%. Cost reductions directly attributable to the switchover ranged from 33 to 77% of evaporator processing costs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Nuclear Engineering Dept.
- Imprint Place
- Tucson, AZ (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Waste management '88
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- Series
- Volume I: Low-level waste.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 469-470.
Conference
- Title
- symposium on radioactive waste management.
- Acronym
- Waste management '88
- Dates
- 28 Feb - 3 Mar 1988.
- Place
- Tucson, AZ (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20080290
- Subject category
- S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COST; EVAPORATORS; ION EXCHANGE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LIQUID WASTES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POLAR SOLVENTS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTORS; SAFETY; SOLVENTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; WASTES; WATER; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-880201--.