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Nitrated Anion Exchange Resin Disposal Plan Calcination Studies

Rasmussen, Hope Ellen [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000160185834)·Stritzinger, Jared Tyler [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000241551672)·Heidlage, Michael Gregory [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000346334113)·Joyce, Sarah Therese Nathan [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Lee, James Edward [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000291371530)·Ahern, John Cory [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000191560115)·Juarez Parra, Eduardo Brayan [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Gonzales, RayVen Ricci [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)]·Rier, Melissa Catherine Fairley [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000160317112)·Hanson, Alexa Brooke [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000185211189)·Aiken, Allison C. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000157497626)·Benedict, Katherine Beem [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205308835)·Franco, Nevil Arley [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000293462698)

Abstract

Reillex HPQ resin was nitrated in a manner matching procedures in use by the Aqueous Nitrate Recovery Facility. The resin was kept wet and then calcined to determine if nitrate was present in the residue. The potential for dispersion during heating and generation of soot or ash was evaluated. A series of experiments were performed by calcining the resin to 650 °C, and both residual solids and liquids were collected and measured for nitrates by Raman spectroscopy and test strip measurements.

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Rasmussen, Hope Ellen [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000160185834), Stritzinger, Jared Tyler [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000241551672), Heidlage, Michael Gregory [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000346334113), Joyce, Sarah Therese Nathan [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Lee, James Edward [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000291371530), Ahern, John Cory [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000191560115), Juarez Parra, Eduardo Brayan [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Gonzales, RayVen Ricci [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)], Rier, Melissa Catherine Fairley [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000160317112), Hanson, Alexa Brooke [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000185211189), Aiken, Allison C. [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000157497626), Benedict, Katherine Beem [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205308835), Franco, Nevil Arley [Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000293462698). 2025-02-02. Nitrated Anion Exchange Resin Disposal Plan Calcination Studies. https://doi.org/10.2172/2523960

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