EP0307306A1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Behandlung von mit Tritium kontaminierten festen organischen Abfällen - Google Patents
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Behandlung von mit Tritium kontaminierten festen organischen Abfällen Download PDFInfo
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- EP0307306A1 EP0307306A1 EP88402247A EP88402247A EP0307306A1 EP 0307306 A1 EP0307306 A1 EP 0307306A1 EP 88402247 A EP88402247 A EP 88402247A EP 88402247 A EP88402247 A EP 88402247A EP 0307306 A1 EP0307306 A1 EP 0307306A1
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- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
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- Y10S422/00—Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preserving, or sterilizing
- Y10S422/903—Radioactive material apparatus
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- the present invention relates to a method for treating solid organic waste contaminated with tritium.
- the present invention specifically relates to a process for treating solid organic waste contaminated with tritium which makes it easy to achieve this objective.
- the method according to the invention for treating solid organic waste contaminated with tritium is characterized in that said waste is brought into contact with water vapor under conditions such that it is extracted in the vapor of water at least part of the tritium present in the waste and in that the water vapor is then condensed to recover the tritium from the waste in the form of tritiated water.
- water vapor is used at a temperature T and a pressure P equal to the vapor pressure p s of the water at the temperature T.
- dry steam is used at a temperature T and a pressure P lower than the vapor pressure p s of water at temperature T.
- the tritium present in solid waste is generally in the form of free tritiated water as a result of a spontaneous reaction of tritium with the oxygen in the air, the activation energy of the reaction. being brought by ⁇ radiation tritium.
- tritium is easily transformed into tritiated water.
- this free tritiated water is extracted by bringing the waste into contact with steam, which makes it possible to carry out a drying of the waste and to recover the tritium in the form of easy-to-store tritiated water.
- the waste is brought into contact with the water vapor at a pressure below the atomospheric pressure in order to have more appropriate treatment conditions, at low temperatures.
- the temperature of the water vapor T must be lower than the degradation, melting or decomposition temperature of the treated solid waste.
- the installation comprises a drying enclosure 1 for solid waste into which is introduced by a pipe 3 provided with orifices 5 steam coming from a steam generator 7.
- the steam leaves the drying enclosure via line 9 fitted with a valve 10 and it is condensed in a condenser in two successive stages 11 and 13. It can then be stored in the form of tritiated water in tank 15.
- the drying chamber 1 is provided with an open grid 17 on which the waste to be treated can be placed.
- This grid 17 is itself located above the duct 5 provided with the steam outlet orifices 3.
- the enclosure 1 is heat-insulated and it includes heating means 19 which make it possible to maintain it at the desired temperature, that is to say at the temperature T.
- the steam generator 7 consists of a heat-insulated enclosure provided at its lower part with heating means 21 to bring the water 23 it contains to temperature T.
- a pipe 25 connects the steam space of the generator 7 to the pipe 3 for introducing waste into the enclosure 1 and is provided with an adjustment valve 27 making it possible to bring the pressure of the steam to the desired value, that is to say at a value generally lower than the vapor pressure p s of the water 23 contained in the steam generator 7.
- the two-stage condenser comprises a first stage 11 cooled by water at 15 ° C and a second stage 13 cooled by liquid nitrogen.
- the waste to be treated is first placed on the perforated grid 17 of the drying enclosure 1, then the pressure throughout the installation is brought to a value below atmospheric pressure using a group of non-vacuum pumps. shown in the drawing.
- the water from the steam generator 7 is then brought to the desired temperature T and the temperature of the drying chamber 1 is adjusted to the same temperature T.
- the valve 27 is then opened by adjusting it so as to lower the pressure P of the steam introduced into the drying chamber 1 at a value lower than the vapor pressure p s of the water 23 of the steam generator 7.
- the valve 10 of the pipe 9 is also opened and the water vapor in the drying chamber 1 for the time required to extract the tritium from the waste.
- the vapor is condensed successively in the condensers 11 and 13 then stored in tank 15.
- the waste is introduced into enclosure 1 which has a volume of 2 m3.
- the water from the steam generator 7 is then brought to a temperature of 60 ° C. and the temperature of the enclosure 1 is also adjusted to 60 ° C.
- the pressure P of the vapor introduced into the enclosure 1 is 20 kPa (200 mbar).
- 25 kg of waste containing less than 2 ⁇ Ci / g of tritium are obtained, the activity of the water leaving the condensers is 5 Ci / l.
- the second mode of implementation of the method of the invention is used, that is to say the steam drying of the waste, to extract waste similar to that of Example 1 for the most part. of the tritium they contain.
- drying with unsaturated steam is more suitable since there is good heat conduction and good self-diffusion of the tritiated water in the water.
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FR8712510 | 1987-09-09 | ||
FR8712510A FR2620262B1 (fr) | 1987-09-09 | 1987-09-09 | Procede et installation de traitement de dechets organiques solides contamines par du tritium |
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EP0307306A1 true EP0307306A1 (de) | 1989-03-15 |
EP0307306B1 EP0307306B1 (de) | 1992-12-02 |
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EP88402247A Expired - Lifetime EP0307306B1 (de) | 1987-09-09 | 1988-09-07 | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Behandlung von mit Tritium kontaminierten festen organischen Abfällen |
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US (1) | US4882093A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0307306B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2807237B2 (de) |
CA (1) | CA1333324C (de) |
DE (1) | DE3876345T2 (de) |
FR (1) | FR2620262B1 (de) |
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DE3930420C1 (en) * | 1989-09-12 | 1990-11-22 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Vertreten Durch Den Bundesminister Der Verteidigung, Dieser Vertreten Durch Den Praesidenten Des Bundesamtes Fuer Wehrtechnik Und Beschaffung, 5400 Koblenz, De | Radioactive waste tritium sepn. - by flushing in gas flow with oxygen, heating and passing tritium through water |
DE4029222C1 (en) * | 1990-09-14 | 1991-08-22 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Vertreten Durch Den Bundesminister Der Verteidigung, Dieser Vertreten Durch Den Praesidenten Des Bundesamtes Fuer Wehrtechnik Und Beschaffung, 5400 Koblenz, De | Economical and efficient tritium sepn. - involves passing gas to molten electrodes to ionise molecules, wash tower for absorption and condensate prodn. |
US5707592A (en) * | 1991-07-18 | 1998-01-13 | Someus; Edward | Method and apparatus for treatment of waste materials including nuclear contaminated materials |
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FR2279205A1 (fr) * | 1973-12-27 | 1976-02-13 | Magyar Tudomanyos Akademi Izot | Procede et appareil de concentration de dechets radioactifs liquides a des temperatures inferieures a leurs points d'ebullition et en vue de leur stockage final |
FR2317740A1 (fr) * | 1975-06-26 | 1977-02-04 | Ver Edelstahlwerke Ag | Transformation par chauffage de resines echangeurs d'ions radioactives en produits stockables |
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- 1988-09-08 CA CA000576796A patent/CA1333324C/fr not_active Expired - Fee Related
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FR2279205A1 (fr) * | 1973-12-27 | 1976-02-13 | Magyar Tudomanyos Akademi Izot | Procede et appareil de concentration de dechets radioactifs liquides a des temperatures inferieures a leurs points d'ebullition et en vue de leur stockage final |
FR2317740A1 (fr) * | 1975-06-26 | 1977-02-04 | Ver Edelstahlwerke Ag | Transformation par chauffage de resines echangeurs d'ions radioactives en produits stockables |
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DE3930420C1 (en) * | 1989-09-12 | 1990-11-22 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Vertreten Durch Den Bundesminister Der Verteidigung, Dieser Vertreten Durch Den Praesidenten Des Bundesamtes Fuer Wehrtechnik Und Beschaffung, 5400 Koblenz, De | Radioactive waste tritium sepn. - by flushing in gas flow with oxygen, heating and passing tritium through water |
DE4029222C1 (en) * | 1990-09-14 | 1991-08-22 | Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Vertreten Durch Den Bundesminister Der Verteidigung, Dieser Vertreten Durch Den Praesidenten Des Bundesamtes Fuer Wehrtechnik Und Beschaffung, 5400 Koblenz, De | Economical and efficient tritium sepn. - involves passing gas to molten electrodes to ionise molecules, wash tower for absorption and condensate prodn. |
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DE3876345D1 (de) | 1993-01-14 |
JPH0199000A (ja) | 1989-04-17 |
FR2620262A1 (fr) | 1989-03-10 |
CA1333324C (fr) | 1994-12-06 |
US4882093A (en) | 1989-11-21 |
DE3876345T2 (de) | 1993-05-27 |
JP2807237B2 (ja) | 1998-10-08 |
FR2620262B1 (fr) | 1989-11-17 |
EP0307306B1 (de) | 1992-12-02 |
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