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http://dx.doi.org/10.5806/AST.2009.22.5.395

Determination of volatile and residual iodine during the dissolution of spent nuclear fuel  

Kim, Jung Suk (Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, KAERI)
Park, Soon Dal (Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, KAERI)
Jeon, Young Shin (Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, KAERI)
Ha, Young Keong (Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, KAERI)
Song, Kyuseok (Nuclear Chemistry Research Division, KAERI)
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Analytical Science and Technology / v.22, no.5, 2009 , pp. 395-406 More about this Journal
Abstract
The determination of iodine in the spent nuclear fuel and the volatile behavior during its acid dissolution have been studied by NAA(neutron activation analysis) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). Simulated spent fuels (SIMFUELs) were dissolved in $HNO_3$(1+1) at $90^{\circ}C$ for 8 hours. The iodine remained in a dissolver solution after dissolution, and that condensed in dissolution apparatus and trapped in the adsorbent by volatilization during the dissolution were determined, respectively. The condensed iodine was recovered by the redistillation with $HNO_3$(1+1) after transfer of the dissolver solution. The iodines in the dissolver and redistilled solution were separated by solvent extraction followed by ion exchange or precipitation method and determined by RNAA (radiochemical neutron activation analysis). The ion exchange column and filtration kit used for the isolation of iodine, which were prepared with a polyethylene tube, were used as an insert in the pneumatic tube for neutron irradiation. The iodine volatilized during the dissolution of SIMFUELs was collected in a trapping tube containing Ag-silica gel (Ag-impregnated silica gel) adsorbent, and the distribution of iodine trapped in the adsorbents were determined by EPMA. The adsorbing characteristics shown with the SIMFUELs were compared with those shown with a real spent fuel from the nuclear power plant.
Keywords
Iodine; spent nuclear fuel; Ag-silica gel absorbent; NAA; EPMA;
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