摘要:
The present invention relates to a technique of concentrating waste water whereby the water content of the waste water is removed with a high decontamination factor, employs a porous membrane having a property allowing gas such as steam to permeate but not allowing a liquid such as water to do, as a membrane for concentrating the waste water, and adopts a method wherein the waste water is turned into a vapor flow and this vapor flow is made to contact the porous membrane so as for the waste water to be concentrated on the occasion when the waste water is to be concentrated by means of this porous membrane. By turning the waste water into the vapor flow, most of various metal ions, a surfactant, etc. existing in the waste water are separated from the vapor flow. Mist, metal ions in the mist and others contained in the vapor flow are removed by the aforesaid porous membrane from the steam while permeating the same. This enables the disposal of the waste water with a high decontamination factor, for a long duration and in a stable manner. When this technique of concentrating waste water is adapted to a plant for disposal of waste water of high electroconductivity produced from a nuclear power station, for instance, various tanks, a demineralizer, ion-exchange resin, etc. provided on the downstream of a concentrator are dispensed with, and thus the plant for disposal can be simplified to a large extent.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of solidifying radioactive waste with cement, comprising forming a mixture comprising water, a hydrophilic material and cement substantially non-shrinkable or expansible with respect to volume change upon hardening, mixing said mixture with the radioactive waste, followed by hardening to form a solid body.The present invention enables the formation of a compact solid body having voids, such as capillary voids, of reduced volume, which makes it possible to reduce the leaching rate of hazardous materials. Further, since no shrinkage accompanies hardening, no tensile stress occurs in the cement surrounding minute waste particles within the hardened material, thereby enabling a decrease in the strength of the solid body to be minimized. This in turn enables an increase in the amount of packing of waste. Prior addition of a hydrophilic material enables the cement fluidity before hardening to be maintained even after complete absorption of water by a water absorptive waste. This is extremely advantageous in carrying out hardening.
摘要:
According to the present invention, a fibrous material having a property to adsorb radioactive nuclides in the form of ion or molecule onto its surface is added to a cement type hydraulic solidifying material used for a solidifying material, a waste container, a structure in disposal site and a back-filling material used for production of a waste form of radioactive wastes, whereby improvement of long-term endurance of the waste form, the structure and the like and diminishment of leaching of radioactivity from the waste form and the like can be simultaneously attained.
摘要:
The present invention adds carbonates or chlorides of alkaline earth metals to the radioactive wastes containing sodium sulfate and subjects sulfate group in the radioactive wastes to reduction treatment, thereby converts the sulfate group into sulfides of alkaline earth metals which are chemically stable substances while suppressing SOx generation, and solidifies the radioactive wastes stably for an extended period of time by applying to the converted radioactive wastes solidifying treatment.
摘要:
A processing system for radioactive waste is composed of an adjusting tank having a sampling port, a solidification processing system, and a package inspection apparatus, and a package, of which inventory per a package has been exactly grasped, is prepared by solidification of the waste with the processing system after determining radioactivity of the waste by measurement before the solidifying process.In accordance with the present invention, data on radioactivity before and after preparation of package of waste become clear, and management of each package at transportation and intermediate storage of the packages is facilitated.
摘要:
The present invention provides drying and pulverization of a radioactive liquid waste containing sodium borate as a main component by heating, where the liquid waste is heated, dried and pulverized to substantially crystalline, homogeneous powder of sodium borate while suppressing occurrence of a foaming phenomenon of the powder. The susbtantially crystalline powder is obtained by heating, drying and pulverizing the liquid waste at a temperature outside the temperature range where the salt powder takes an amorphous state in the course of releasing water of crystallization from the salt powder. In the drying and pulverization of a liquid waste containing sodium borate by a thin film evaporator, occurrence of the foaming phenomenon can be suppressed by maintaining the temperature on the heat transfer surface of the evaporator at a temperature lower than 150.degree. C.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of cementing a radioactive waste and a cemented body thereof which are less liable to bring about radioactivity leakage for a long period of time and suitable for disposal of cemented bodies of radioactive wastes in the land.The radioactivity leakage from a cemented body of a radioactive waste occurs due to the presence of the voids within the cemented body, and these voids are formed during hardening of the cemented body or by leaching of a soluble component from the cemented body during immersion in water.In the present invention, in order to minimize the amount of radioactivity leakage, the fraction of fine voids (1 .mu.m or less) is limited to 20% by volume or less. In order to attain such a void fraction, operating conditions, such as water to cement ratio, hardening time of a mixture of a solidifying material with a waste, and addition of an organic polymer, are properly determined.Further, in order to prevent formation of a soluble component, i.e., Ca(OH).sub.2, the CaO content of the cement is limited to not less than 0.62.times.C.sub.SiO.sbsb.2 +0.27.times.C.sub.Al.sbsb.2.sub.O.sbsb.3 and not more than 1.87.times.C.sub.SiO.sbsb.2 +2.20.times.C.sub.Al.sbsb.2.sub.O.sbsb.3, wherein C.sub.SiO.sbsb.2 is the silicon content (% by weight) in terms of SiO.sub.2 and C.sub.Al.sbsb.2.sub.O.sbsb.3 is the aluminum content (% by weight) in terms of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3.
摘要:
A method of solidifying a radioactive waste of an atomic power plant, for example, begins with concentrating the liquid waste to powder or pellet form to reduce its volume. Prior to reducing its volume, an estimation is made of what the concentration will be once the liquid waste is converted into powdered or pelletized form. The powdered or pelletized waste is charged into a container, and a solidifying agent is poured over the contents to form a solidified body. The solidifying agent is prepared to have a desired coefficient of distribution that is determined in accordance with the estimated concentration of the reduced volume solidified waste so that the amount of leaching of the solidified body that is produced will be less than or equal to a predetermined value, such as the known value of leaching for a conventional cement-solidified waste that is not processed to reduce its volume before being solidified.
摘要:
N-.beta.-(aminoethyl)-.gamma.-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane [NH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 NH(CH.sub.2).sub.3 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3 ] as a silane coupling agent and SiO.sub.(2-x) (ONa).sub.x/2 (OH).sub.x/2 as colloidal silica are mixed into a radioactive liquid waste containing sodium sulfate as a main component, coming from a boiling water-type, nuclear power plant as an effluent. The resulting mixed radioactive liquid waste is supplied into a vessel provided with a rotating shaft with blades. The rotating shaft is revolved while heating the radioactive liquid waste in the vessel, thereby making the radioactive liquid waste into powder. The resulting powder containing the silane coupling agent and the colloidal silica is shaped into pellets by a pelletizer. The pellets having a low hygroscopicity and a high strength are obtained.
摘要:
An aqueous solution containing granular ion exchange resin and filter aid as a radioactive waste generated from a nuclear power plant is supplied to the casing of a centrifugal film dryer, which comprises a casing, a rotating shaft inserted in the casing, rotating blades fixed to the rotating shaft within the casing, and a heating means for heating the wall surface of the casing. The aqueous solution flows down along the heated inside wall of the casing while the rotating shaft is rotated. Water of the aqueous solution is evaporated, while the granular ion exchange resin and the filter aid are turned into powder by the action of rotating blades in rotation. The powder is led to a pelletizer, and shaped into pellets. The pellets are filled in a drum, and asphalt is then filled in the drum. After the solidification of the asphalt, the drum is tightly sealed.