Characterization of radioactive contaminants and water treatment trials for the Taiwan Research Reactor's spent fuel pool

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 233-234, Issue , 2012, Pages 140-147

  Huang, Chun Ping ^a   Lin, Tzung Yi ^a   Chiao, Ling Huan ^a   Chen, Hong Bin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Radioactive contaminant; Spent fuel pool; Taiwan Research Reactor; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; DEPTH FILTER; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; FUEL PARTICLES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA-OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; IONIC CONTAMINANTS; M-FILTERS; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS; RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; SEM-EDS; SPENT FUEL POOLS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; URANIUM ION;

ADSORPTION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CESIUM; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FISSION PRODUCTS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; RADIOISOTOPES; RESEARCH; RESEARCH REACTORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

SPENT FUELS;

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; CESIUM 137; INFUSORIAL EARTH; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 90; URANIUM;

AGGLOMERATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FILTER; ION EXCHANGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN; WATER TREATMENT;

CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOISOTOPES; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84864743592     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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