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BWXT will scout potential TRISO fuel production sites in Wyoming
BWX Technologies Inc. announced today that its Advanced Technologies subsidiary has signed a cooperation agreement with the state of Wyoming to evaluate locations and requirements for siting a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel fabrication facility in the state.
Miriam S. Mozes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 59 | Number 2 | November 1982 | Pages 270-278
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33030
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An acid digestion process for reducing the volume and costs for storing waste ion-exchange resins contaminated with radioactive substances has been developed on a bench scale. The study was conducted with nonradioactive resin digested in concentrated sulfuric and nitric acids at temperatures of 255 to 290°C. The residue is comprised of metal sulfates that occupies ∼5% of the original volume. The resin is carbonized by sulfuric acid and oxidized to carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide by both sulfuric and nitric acids. The rates of the four major simultaneous reactions in the digester were determined.