Solidification of REDC Organics For Disposal As Solid Waste

Paul Taylor

doi:10.2172/2205428

Solidification of REDC Organics For Disposal As Solid Waste

Paul Taylor

Fuel Cycle Chemical Technology

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Abstract

The Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC) generates various liquid organic wastes from processing irradiated targets to recover heavy elements. In the past, these organics were discharged to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) liquid low-level waste (LLLW) system, along with the aqueous waste. Because of a reduction in aqueous LLLW from other ORNL generators and an increase in the radionuclide concentration, particularly ²³⁸Pu, in the REDC organic waste stream, the organics can no longer be discharged to the LLLW system. The plan is to solidify the liquid organic waste for disposal as solid waste. Solidifying the organic liquids using PM-199 Organoclay^®would produce solid waste forms with no free liquid, which should qualify for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. Granular Organoclay can be added to the organic waste solutions until there is a dry layer on top of the liquid and then allowed to cure for a few hours to produce a solid wasteform.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	United States
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/2205428
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

UN SDGs

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Solidification of REDC Organics For Disposal As Solid Waste

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