Contaminant Leach Testing of Hanford Tank 241-C-104 Residual Waste

Cantrell, Kirk J.¹  Snyder, Michelle M.V.¹  Wang, Guohui¹  Buck, Edgar C.¹ 

[1] Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

关键词: 241-C-104;    C-104;    tank waste;    tank residual waste;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1235518
RP-ID  :  PNNL--24383
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1235518
Others  :  Other: 830403000

学科分类：核能源与工程

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Leach testing of Tank C-104 residual waste was completed using batch and column experiments. Tank C-104 residual waste contains exceptionally high concentrations of uranium (i.e., as high as 115 mg/g or 11.5 wt.%). This study was conducted to provide data to develop contaminant release models for Tank C-104 residual waste and Tank C-104 residual waste that has been treated with lime to transform uranium in the waste to a highly insoluble calcium uranate (CaUO4) or similar phase. Three column leaching cases were investigated. In the first case, C-104 residual waste was leached with deionized water. In the second case, crushed grout was added to the column so that deionized water contacted the grout prior to contacting the waste. In the third case, lime was mixed in with the grout. Results of the column experiments demonstrate that addition of lime dramatically reduces the leachability of uranium from Tank C-104 residual waste. Initial indications suggest that CaUO4 or a similar highly insoluble calcium rich uranium phase forms as a result of the lime addition. Additional work is needed to definitively identify the uranium phases that occur in the as received waste and the waste after the lime treatment.