EP0180826A1 - Procédé pour décontaminer chimiquement les composants importants et les système métalliques des réacteurs nucléaires - Google Patents
Procédé pour décontaminer chimiquement les composants importants et les système métalliques des réacteurs nucléaires Download PDFInfo
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- EP0180826A1 EP0180826A1 EP85113144A EP85113144A EP0180826A1 EP 0180826 A1 EP0180826 A1 EP 0180826A1 EP 85113144 A EP85113144 A EP 85113144A EP 85113144 A EP85113144 A EP 85113144A EP 0180826 A1 EP0180826 A1 EP 0180826A1
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- CBENFWSGALASAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Ozone Chemical compound [O-][O+]=O CBENFWSGALASAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 26
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- BTBUEUYNUDRHOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Borate Chemical compound [O-]B([O-])[O-] BTBUEUYNUDRHOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000007864 aqueous solution Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- ZCDOYSPFYFSLEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N chromate(2-) Chemical class [O-][Cr]([O-])(=O)=O ZCDOYSPFYFSLEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 3
- 230000006378 damage Effects 0.000 claims description 3
- 150000002823 nitrates Chemical class 0.000 claims description 3
- 239000001301 oxygen Substances 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910052760 oxygen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 3
- 229910052684 Cerium Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 2
- GWXLDORMOJMVQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N cerium Chemical compound [Ce] GWXLDORMOJMVQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000009390 chemical decontamination Methods 0.000 claims description 2
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- 239000000498 cooling water Substances 0.000 description 2
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
- G21F9/001—Decontamination of contaminated objects, apparatus, clothes, food; Preventing contamination thereof
- G21F9/002—Decontamination of the surface of objects with chemical or electrochemical processes
- G21F9/004—Decontamination of the surface of objects with chemical or electrochemical processes of metallic surfaces
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- the invention relates to a process for the chemical decontamination of large components and systems made of metallic materials of nuclear reactors with a liquid primary coolant, the treatment being carried out by means of an aqueous solution of oxidizing chemicals which is moved by the large components and systems to be decontaminated.
- the invention has the aim of an improvement in which, with one process step, the combination of chemicals increases the effectiveness of decontamination and, at the same time, the incidence of secondary waste is reduced.
- the treatment temperature should be S 50 0 C.
- nitrates, chromates or cerium IV salts are introduced as oxidizing chemicals into the primary coolant, which contains borate in particular, and that an addition of ozone is used.
- the decontamination is carried out as a one-step treatment using an aqueous solution of oxidizing chemicals with the additional addition of ozone.
- the chemicals with an oxidizing effect for example nitrates, chromates, cerium salts, are inexpensive and lead to ions which can be easily removed using ion exchange resins.
- the pH value is lowered during decontamination by withdrawing the cations using an ion exchanger.
- the concentration range of the oxidizing chemicals is preferably 100-1000 mg kg-1, of ozone 10-40 mg kg-1. The effectiveness of the solution is monitored by measuring the red-ox potential.
- Table 1 shows results of the one-step treatment according to the invention using the example of original contaminated samples from a pressurized water nuclear power plant.
- Fig. 1 shows the metal removal M using the N03 parameter study.
- the ozone content is maintained according to the further invention by means of an external ozone enrichment path.
- continuous degassing advantageously prevents gas cushions from forming in the system to be decontaminated.
- the ozone fed in comes from an ozone generator 8, which is supplied with oxygen from the tank 9. This is partly converted into ozone by means of silent electrical discharge.
- the gas containing ozone is sucked into the enrichment section 5 by the injector 6. The mass transfer between gas and liquid takes place in the injector 6 and in the subsequent liquid column.
- Excess oxygen present in the decontamination circuit and the non-absorbed ozone from the enrichment section 5 are released from their upper end via an aerosol separator 10 and, after heating in a heating device 11, via a catalytic ozone destruction system 12.
- the cations formed during the decontamination and the dissolved activity are withdrawn via ion exchangers 13 in a second bypass with a pump 14.
- the ion exchangers 13 are then disposed of using known measures, for example dried and solidified with bitumen.
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DE3439857 | 1984-10-31 |
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EP0180826A1 true EP0180826A1 (fr) | 1986-05-14 |
EP0180826B1 EP0180826B1 (fr) | 1990-07-11 |
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EP85113144A Expired - Lifetime EP0180826B1 (fr) | 1984-10-31 | 1985-10-16 | Procédé pour décontaminer chimiquement les composants importants et les système métalliques des réacteurs nucléaires |
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US (1) | US4942594A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0180826B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPS61110100A (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3578635D1 (fr) |
ES (1) | ES8700486A1 (fr) |
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EP0278256A1 (fr) * | 1987-01-28 | 1988-08-17 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Procédé et dispositif pour éliminer les couches d'oxydes |
FR2689298A1 (fr) * | 1992-03-24 | 1993-10-01 | Framatome Sa | Procédé d'élimination de dépôts de corrosion dans la partie secondaire d'un générateur de vapeur d'un réacteur nucléaire refroidi par de l'eau sous pression. |
FR2701155A1 (fr) * | 1993-02-02 | 1994-08-05 | Framatome Sa | Procédé et installation de décontamination de couvercles usagés de cuves de réacteurs nucléaires à eau légère. |
WO1999043006A1 (fr) * | 1998-02-20 | 1999-08-26 | Centre D'etudes De L'energie Nucleaire | Procede et installation de decontamination de surfaces metalliques |
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DE3919885C2 (de) * | 1989-06-19 | 1994-06-30 | Wedeco Umwelttechnologien Wass | Verfahren und Anlage zur Behandlung von mit schwer abbaubaren Schadstoffen belasteten wässrigen Flüssigkeiten |
US5205999A (en) * | 1991-09-18 | 1993-04-27 | British Nuclear Fuels Plc | Actinide dissolution |
US5244000A (en) * | 1991-11-13 | 1993-09-14 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Method and system for removing contaminants |
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US6635232B1 (en) * | 1999-05-13 | 2003-10-21 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Method of chemically decontaminating components of radioactive material handling facility and system for carrying out the same |
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US6466636B1 (en) * | 2000-07-26 | 2002-10-15 | Westinghouse Electric Company Llc | Decontamination method |
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JP3849925B2 (ja) * | 2000-12-21 | 2006-11-22 | 株式会社東芝 | 化学除染方法 |
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US4287002A (en) * | 1979-04-09 | 1981-09-01 | Atomic Energy Of Canada Ltd. | Nuclear reactor decontamination |
WO1984003170A1 (fr) * | 1983-02-09 | 1984-08-16 | Studsvik Energiteknik Ab | Decontamination de reacteurs a eau sous pression |
EP0134664A1 (fr) * | 1983-07-12 | 1985-03-20 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Oxydation par l'ozone des dépôts dans les systèmes de refroidissement des réacteurs nucléaires |
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US4226640A (en) * | 1978-10-26 | 1980-10-07 | Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft | Method for the chemical decontamination of nuclear reactor components |
US4284428A (en) * | 1980-10-29 | 1981-08-18 | Western Electric Co., Inc. | Separation of contaminant material from copper wire and cable |
US4685971A (en) * | 1983-07-12 | 1987-08-11 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Ozone oxidation of deposits in cooling systems of nuclear reactors |
US4481090A (en) * | 1984-01-23 | 1984-11-06 | The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy | Decontaminating metal surfaces |
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- 1985-10-16 EP EP85113144A patent/EP0180826B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-10-16 DE DE8585113144T patent/DE3578635D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1985-10-18 US US06/788,781 patent/US4942594A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1985-10-28 JP JP60241230A patent/JPS61110100A/ja active Pending
- 1985-10-30 ES ES548371A patent/ES8700486A1/es not_active Expired
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US4287002A (en) * | 1979-04-09 | 1981-09-01 | Atomic Energy Of Canada Ltd. | Nuclear reactor decontamination |
WO1984003170A1 (fr) * | 1983-02-09 | 1984-08-16 | Studsvik Energiteknik Ab | Decontamination de reacteurs a eau sous pression |
EP0134664A1 (fr) * | 1983-07-12 | 1985-03-20 | Westinghouse Electric Corporation | Oxydation par l'ozone des dépôts dans les systèmes de refroidissement des réacteurs nucléaires |
Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0278256A1 (fr) * | 1987-01-28 | 1988-08-17 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Procédé et dispositif pour éliminer les couches d'oxydes |
FR2689298A1 (fr) * | 1992-03-24 | 1993-10-01 | Framatome Sa | Procédé d'élimination de dépôts de corrosion dans la partie secondaire d'un générateur de vapeur d'un réacteur nucléaire refroidi par de l'eau sous pression. |
FR2701155A1 (fr) * | 1993-02-02 | 1994-08-05 | Framatome Sa | Procédé et installation de décontamination de couvercles usagés de cuves de réacteurs nucléaires à eau légère. |
WO1999043006A1 (fr) * | 1998-02-20 | 1999-08-26 | Centre D'etudes De L'energie Nucleaire | Procede et installation de decontamination de surfaces metalliques |
BE1011754A3 (fr) * | 1998-02-20 | 1999-12-07 | En Nucleaire Etabilissement D | Procede et installation de decontamination de surfaces metalliques. |
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EP0180826B1 (fr) | 1990-07-11 |
ES548371A0 (es) | 1986-10-16 |
ES8700486A1 (es) | 1986-10-16 |
US4942594A (en) | 1990-07-17 |
DE3578635D1 (de) | 1990-08-16 |
JPS61110100A (ja) | 1986-05-28 |
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