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DOE OSTI2014

Nuclear Data Sheets for A = 129

The experimental nuclear spectroscopic data for known nuclides of mass number 129 (Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, Te, I, Xe, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm) have been evaluated and presented together with adopted properties for levels and γ rays. This evaluation represents a revision of the previous one 18 years ago by Y. Tendow (1996Te01). Extensive new data have become available for many nuclides in the intervening years, although, no data are available for excited states in {sup 129}Pm and {sup 129}Sm, and for {sup 129}Ag and {sup 129}Cd, only limited information is available for the g.s. and isomers. The decay schemes of {sup 129}Ag, {sup 129}Pm and {sup 129}Sm are unknown, and those for {sup 129}Cd, {sup 129}In, {sup 129}Ce, {sup 129}Pr and {sup 129}Nd are incomplete. Many γ rays and extended level schemes have been reported for the ground state and isomer decays of {sup 129}Ba to {sup 129}Cs, yet the adopted set of intensities in this evaluation originate from a brief paper in an annual laboratory report. There remain several unplaced gamma rays, coupled with ambiguity about division of intensities amongst the two activities of {sup 129}Ba with nearly the same half-lives. Isomerism is expected in {sup 129}Pr, but there is no confirmed identification. Low-lying level structure in {sup 129}Nd, including identification of a possible third long-lived isomer in this nuclide, remains uncertain. The spin-parity assignments of (5/2+) for the ground state and (7/2−) for an isomer at 107.6 keV in {sup 129}Ce are assigned based on strong support from systematics and band configurations, yet this result is in contradiction with the quadrupole interaction hyperfine structure measurement which favors 9/2− over 7/2− for the isomer, consequently 7/2+ for the ground state. Direct measurements of spins of ground state and isomer of {sup 129}Ce are needed to settle this issue. Confirmed spins and parities of the ground state and isomer of {sup 129}La are also lacking. Assignments in this work are mainly based on systematics of h{sub 11/2} decoupled structures. A direct measurement of ground state spin of {sup 129}La will also be desirable. Recommended data presented in this work supersede those in previous NDS evaluations of A=129 nuclides published by 1996Te01, 1983Ha46 and 1972Ho55.

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DOE OSTI2020

Hybrid Sorbents for 129 I Capture from Contaminated Groundwater

Radioiodine ( 129 I) poses a risk to the environment due to its long half-life, toxicity, and mobility. It is found at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Site due to legacy releases of nuclear wastes to the subsurface where 129 I is predominantly present as iodate (IO 3 – ). To date, a cost-effective and scalable cleanup technology for 129 I has not been identified, with hydraulic containment implemented as the remedial approach. Here, novel high-performing sorbents for 129 I remediation with the capacity to reduce 129 I concentrations to or below the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water standard and procedures to deploy them in an ex-situ pump and treat (P&T) system are introduced. Furthermore, this includes implementation of hybridized polyacrylonitrile (PAN) beads for ex-situ remediation of IO 3 – -contaminated groundwater for the first time. Iron (Fe) oxyhydroxide and bismuth (Bi) oxyhydroxide sorbents were deployed on silica substrates or encapsulated in porous PAN beads. In addition, Fe–, cerium (Ce)–, and Bi–oxyhydroxides were encapsulated with anion-exchange resins. The PAN–bismuth oxyhydroxide and PAN–ferrihydrite composites along with Fe- and Ce-based hybrid anion-exchange resins performed well in batch sorption experiments with distribution coefficients for IO 3 – of >1000 mL/g and rapid removal kinetics. Of the tested materials, the Ce-based hybrid anion-exchange resin was the most efficient for removal of IO 3 – from Hanford groundwater in a column system, with 50% breakthrough occurring at 324 pore volumes. The functional amine groups on the parent resin and amount of active sorbent in the resin can be customized to improve the iodine loading capacity. These results highlight the potential for IO 3 – remediation by hybrid sorbents and represent a benchmark for the implementation of commercially available materials to meet EPA standards for cleanup of 129 I in a large-scale P&T system.

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