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Gregg, Daniel J.; Vance, Eric R.; Holmes, Rohan; Triani, Gerry; Meyer, W.C.M.H.; Stassen, L.; Goede, A.; Badenhorst, J.
WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)2019
WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)2019
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[en] Tc-99m, the most commonly used radioisotope in nuclear medicine, is produced from the decay of Mo-99 which is predominantly produced in reactors by irradiation of enriched uranium targets. This results in three waste streams, one of which is a uranium filter cake containing fission products. This filter cake could itself be treated as a waste stream, or processed to retrieve the enriched uranium for further use, thus producing additional waste streams during reprocessing. All wastes are considered intermediate-level wastes and require an appropriate wasteform design for termination. ANSTO is collaborating with NECSA (Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa) to develop wasteform and processing solutions for the treatment of intermediate level wastes (ILW) from the production of Mo-99. The work is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with technical support from Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). Here we highlight some of the outcomes of this collaboration which has seen the investigation and performance testing of a range of waste treatment technologies. Among the treatment options for the various waste streams, including the enriched uranium filter cake itself, were glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic and geopolymer wasteforms. All wasteforms were characterized (e.g., by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)) and their performance characteristics, for example compressive strength and aqueous durability, determined by standard methods and compared. Consideration has been given to the most suitable, practical and cost effective solutions for the immobilization of these Mo-99 wastes. This paper will discuss the down-selection of wasteforms and process technologies for Mo-99 wastes and compare these with regards to wasteform performance and process technology readiness. (authors)
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2019; 9 p; WM2019: 45. Annual Waste Management Conference; Phoenix, AZ (United States); 3-7 Mar 2019; Available from: WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (US); Country of input: France; 18 refs.; available online at: https://www.xcdsystem.com/wmsym/2019/index.html
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ANL, ANSTO, CERAMICS, COMPRESSION STRENGTH, DESIGN, ENRICHED URANIUM, FISSION PRODUCTS, INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES, IRRADIATION, MOLYBDENUM 99, PERFORMANCE TESTING, RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING, REPROCESSING, SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, SYNTHETIC ROCKS, TECHNETIUM 99, WASTE FORMS, WEAR RESISTANCE, X-RAY DIFFRACTION
ACTINIDES, AUSTRALIAN ORGANIZATIONS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, COHERENT SCATTERING, DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, DIFFRACTION, ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, ELEMENTS, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES, ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES, ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS, ISOTOPES, MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS, MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, METALS, MICROSCOPY, MOLYBDENUM ISOTOPES, NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, PROCESSING, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, RADIOACTIVE WASTES, RADIOISOTOPES, ROCKS, SCATTERING, SEPARATION PROCESSES, SYNTHETIC MATERIALS, TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES, TESTING, URANIUM, US AEC, US DOE, US ERDA, US ORGANIZATIONS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE PROCESSING, WASTES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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