Release of radioactive materials from high active liquid waste in small-scale hot test for boiling accident in reprocessing plant

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

The release behavior of radioactive materials from high active liquid waste (HALW) has been experimentally investigated under boiling accident conditions. In the experiments using HALW obtained through laboratory scale reprocessing, release ratio was measured for the FP nuclides such as Ru, Tc, Cs, Sr, Nd, Y, Mo, Rh and actinides such as Cm, Am. As a result, the release ratio was 0.20 for Ru and 1 for the FP and Ac nuclides. Ru was released into the gas phase in the form of both mist and gas. For its released amount, weak dependency was found to the initial concentration in the test solution. The release ratio decreased with the initial concentration. For other FP nuclides and actinides as non-volatile, released into the gas phase in the form of mist, the released amount increased with the initial concentration. The release ratio of Ru and NOx concentration increased with temperature of the test solutions. They were released almost at the same temperature between 200 and 300C. Size distribution of the mist and other particle was measured.