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Trends of nitrogen oxide release during thermal decomposition of nitrates in highly active liquid waste

Amano, Yuki ; Watanabe, Koji; Tashiro, Shinsuke ; Yamane, Yuichi  ; Ishikawa, Jun ; Yoshida, Kazuo ; Uchiyama, Gunzo ; Abe, Hitoshi 

Radioactive materials could be released into air due to the accidental boiling of high active liquid waste (HALW) in reprocessing plants. Volatile radioactive nuclides, such as ruthenium, are released from the tanks into the atmosphere. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are also released due to the thermal decomposition of metal nitrates in HALW. The released NOx transport volatile ruthenium and cause redox reactions associated with the composition or decomposition of volatile ruthenium. In this study, NOx release data were obtained by heating simulated HALW up to 600$$^{circ}$$C. As a result, the release of NOx from the simulated HALW was observed from 200$$^{circ}$$C to 600$$^{circ}$$C, and the main release of NOx was observed at about 340$$^{circ}$$C. All the lanthanide nitrates were found to decompose in the simulated HALW, and the thermal decomposition temperature of the lanthanide nitrates decreased after the addition of ruthenium dioxide to the mixed lanthanide nitrates solution.

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