Removal of Radioactive Contaminants from Water by Ion Exchange Slurry

Abstract

Removal of Radioactive Contaminants from Water by Ion Exchange Slurry Contaminated water can be made safe for emergency drinking by batch treatment with a mixed bed ion exchange resin ' JL he contamination of public water supplies by radioactive materials is a problem of increasing concern, which could arise under many circumstances including use of a nuclear weapon of war and improper disposal of waste from atomic reactor installations, research organizations, or hospitals. Radioactively contaminated water can be decontaminated by various methods, including distillation and conventional water treatment processes (<?, 7).Radioactive materials can be removed by ion exchange materials from water by column operation (7,3,8, 77) or by a batch slurry process.

Radiological Decontamination of Drinking Water by Ion Exchange

“…The more significant results of the studies of Lacy and Lindsten [32] are summarized in Table V. The studies were conducted on Oak.…”

“…Lacy and Lindsten [32], also using Oak Ridge tap water and employing both single and mixed beds, studied the removal of Pa233, TaJ"s 2 , Zr -Nb , and two fission product mixtures. The results of this work are summarized in Table VII.…”