Review of iodine behavior from nuclear fuel dissolution to environmental release

Chelsie L. Beck; Juan Cervantes; Steven Chiswell; Allison T. Greaney; Katherine R. Johnson; Tatiana G. Levitskaia; Leigh R. Martin; Gavin McDaniel; Stephen Noble; Jason M. Rakos; Brian J. Riley; Andrew Ritzmann; Joel M. Tingey

doi:10.1039/d4ra06494a

Review of iodine behavior from nuclear fuel dissolution to environmental release

Chelsie L. Beck, Juan Cervantes, Steven Chiswell, Allison T. Greaney, Katherine R. Johnson, Tatiana G. Levitskaia, Leigh R. Martin, Gavin McDaniel, Stephen Noble, Jason M. Rakos, Brian J. Riley, Andrew Ritzmann, Joel M. Tingey

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Abstract

During nuclear fuel reprocessing, radioiodine, can be released. The speciation of iodine drives its volatility, and partitioning processes are highly variable because they depend on facility operating conditions. Starting from iodine behavior in the fuel and progressing to its behavior in the environment, this review article describes the current understanding of iodine partitioning during aqueous fuel reprocessing. This review outlines knowledge gaps and describes the effects of state-of-the-art reprocessing techniques on iodine speciation and volatility. Whereas many review articles have described iodine behavior during specific reprocessing steps, this review provides a holistic overview of radioiodine, from the forms of iodine in different types of irradiated fuel to the forms of iodine released into the environment. The resultant behavior of radioiodine compared with stable iodine in the environment is also described.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	35255-35274
Number of pages	20
Journal	RSC Advances
Volume	14
Issue number	48
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ra06494a
State	Published - Nov 8 2024

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Savannah River National Laboratory, and ENSCO's contributions were funded through the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation within the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Nuclear Security Administration. PNNL is operated by Battelle Memorial Institute for the DOE under contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. This manuscript has been authored in part by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with DOE. Savannah River National Laboratory is operated by Battelle Savannah River Alliance under Contract No. 89303321CEM000080 with DOE's Office of Environmental Management. Publisher acknowledges the U.S. Government license to provide public access under the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ).

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National Nuclear Security Administration
DOE Public Access Plan
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
Savannah River National Laboratory
Battelle	DE-AC05-00OR22725, 89303321CEM000080, DE-AC05-76RL01830
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