Development of high temperature adsorbent in PWR primary system

Radiation exposure reduction in PWR is one of the most important problems to be solved. We have developed a high temperature Co adsorbent (HTA), which could be directly applied under primary reactor coolant conditions. This adsorbent was Fe-Ti-O system ceramics, and was fabricated to a suitable form for using in a packed column. Through those experiments of adsorption tests, compatibility tests, leaching tests and hot loop tests, it was found that HTA had superior adsorption capability to not only Co and Ni-ion but also many other transition metal ions. And it was also found that HTA was compatible with high temperature water, as well as advantageous for its waste solidification. Based on the experimental results, dose reduction effect was evaluated by a computer code. From this evaluation, it was found that more than 50 % dose reduction could be expected, when an advanced reactor coolant clean-up (RCC) system with HTA would be realized. (author)