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Release of Radionuclides and Chelating Agents from Full-System Decontamination Ion-Exchange Resins (NUREG/CR-6766,INEEL/EXT-01-01681)

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Manuscript Completed: December 2001
Date Published: March 2002

Prepared by:
Douglas W. Akers

Nuclear and Radiological Physics
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415-3129

P.R. Reed, NRC Project Manager

Prepared for:
Division of Systems Analysis and Regulatory Effectiveness
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001

NRC Job Code A6359

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Abstract

As part of a study being performed for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), small-scale waste specimens were collected following an AP/CAN-DEREM full-system decontamination of the reactor vessel of the Indian Point 2 reactor vessel in March 1995. CAN-DEREM is a modified version of a reduction process developed by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. for that country's heavy-water CANDU reactors. The INEEL research was undertaken to support licensing needs for reviewing radiological and chemical data and information to address uncertainties associated with disposal of low-level radioactive decontamination waste in performance assessment modeling. This report presents information on radionuclide and chelate characteristics of decontamination radwaste on ion-exchange resins. The information is expected to reduce uncertainties associated with developing radionuclide inventories for the performance assessment.

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