A Study on Treatment of Strong Acidic Wastewater Containing a High Concentration of a Nonionic Surfactant and Ionic Materials with Radioactive Nuclides

Radioactively contaminated metal components are generated during the operation or decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. These metals can be effectively decontaminated using a foam containing H 2 SO 4 and Ce(IV) with significant reduction of radioactive liquid wastes. However, this decontaminatio...

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Published in:Water, air, and soil pollution air, and soil pollution, 2022-09, Vol.233 (9), Article 360
Main Authors: Eun, Hee-Chul, Chang, Na-On, Lee, Song-bok, Jeon, Min Ku
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Container industry
Decontamination
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental monitoring
Evaporation
Hydrogeology
Liquid wastes
Low pressure
Metals
Nuclear energy
Nuclear power plants
Nuclides
Precipitation
Purification
Radioactive contamination
Radioactive pollution
Radioactive wastes
Radioisotopes
Sewage
Soil Science & Conservation
Sulfuric acid
Sulphuric acid
Surface active agents
Surfactants
Temperature
Wastewater
Wastewater treatment
Water Quality/Water Pollution
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Summary:Radioactively contaminated metal components are generated during the operation or decommissioning of a nuclear power plant. These metals can be effectively decontaminated using a foam containing H 2 SO 4 and Ce(IV) with significant reduction of radioactive liquid wastes. However, this decontamination method generates strong acidic wastewater containing a high concentration of a surfactant and ionic materials with radioactive nuclides. Treating this wastewater by using precipitation and filtration is not appropriate considering efficiency and waste generation. In this study, an integrated process of precipitation and low pressure evaporation was evaluated for the treatment of wastewater. It was confirmed that the ionic materials were separated at an efficiency above 99.9% without secondary waste generation, and the surfactant was reduced to 1/35 through this integrated process.
ISSN:0049-6979
1573-2932
DOI:10.1007/s11270-022-05832-1