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Proposed decommissioning of radioactively contaminated NaK

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This paper deals with a proposed method for stabilizing radioactively contaminated eutectic sodium/potassium (NaK) liquid metal. Approximately 680 liters (180 gal) of contaminated liquid NaK were generated in 1955 during testing with the Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-I) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL). Reaction of the NaK with chlorine gas to produce solid salts of sodium and potassium is proposed as a means to stabilize this waste. Preliminary testing was initiated to determine the reaction conditions required for this process. It was found that reaction with chlorine is feasible for safely treating the liquid metal

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Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01; 1 as DE88005549.

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Imprint Pagination
10 p.
Report number
EGG-M--05787

Conference

Title
International decommissioning symposium.
Dates
4-8 Oct 1987.
Place
Pittsburgh, PA (USA).

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19079168
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
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Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHLORINE; CONTAINERS; DECOMMISSIONING; EBR-1 REACTOR; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIQUID METALS; LMFBR TYPE REACTORS; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDES; RADIOISOTOPES; RECOMMENDATIONS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDES; SPENT FUELS
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; ALKALI METALS; BREEDER REACTORS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; FLUIDS; FUELS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HALOGENS; ISOTOPES; LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS; METALS; NAK COOLED REACTORS; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLUTONIUM REACTORS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COOLED REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COOLED REACTORS; TEST FACILITIES; TEST REACTORS

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-871018--20.