Document Type
Annual Report
Publication Date
2005
First page number:
34
Last page number:
35
Abstract
The recovery of iodine released during the processing of used nuclear fuel poses a significant challenge to the transmutation of nuclear waste. Iodine-129, a long-lived fission product formed by both commercial nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons production, is released when reprocessing nuclear fuel. Since iodine can be concentrated in the human thyroid, any uncontrolled release of iodine may result in an increased rate of thyroid cancer in the exposed population. For this reason, recovery of iodine is important for implementing any nuclear transmutation strategy.
The stability of the association of iodine with FCC and NOM products are studied. Product distributions for the various matrices under various reaction conditions were examined in order to maximize the binding of iodine. The recovery of the iodine from the sequestration matrices was also examined, along with the conversion of the iodine to matrices more suitable for geological storage and/or use as transmutation targets.
Keywords
Fullerenes; Iodine — Isotopes; Organic compounds; Pyrolysis; Radioactive wastes; Reactor fuel reprocessing; Sequestration (Chemistry); Sorbents; Transmutation (Chemistry)
Controlled Subject
Fullerenes; Iodine--Isotopes; Radioactive wastes
Disciplines
Analytical Chemistry | Chemistry | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Physical Chemistry
File Format
File Size
176 KB
Language
English
Rights
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Repository Citation
Steinberg, S. M.,
Cerefice, G.,
Emerson, D. W.
(2005).
Immobilization of Fission Iodine by Reaction with a Fullerene Containing Carbon Compound and Insoluble Natural Matrix.
34-35.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/hrc_trp_separations/41
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