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Article: Research on science and technology published by G.J. Lumetta et al.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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"A sample of high-level radioactive tank waste was characterized to provide a basis for developing a waste simulant. The simulant is required for pilot-scale testing of pretreatment processes in a nonradiological facility," investigators in the United States report.
"The waste material examined was derived from the bismuth phosphate process, which was the first industrial process implemented to separate plutonium from Irradiated nuclear fuel, The bismuth phosphate process sludge is a complex mixture rich in bismuth, iron, sodium, phosphorus, silicon, and uranium, The form of phosphorus in this particular tank waste material is of specific importance because that ...