2020
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02864
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Identification and Quantification of Technetium Species in Hanford Waste Tank AN-102

Abstract: Technetium-99 (Tc), a high yield fission product generated in nuclear reactors, is one of the most difficult contaminants to address at the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford, Savannah River, and other sites. In strongly alkaline solutions typifying Hanford tank waste, Tc exists as pertechnetate (TcO 4 − ) (oxidation state VII) as well as in reduced forms (oxidation state < VII), collectively known as nonpertechnetate (non-TcO 4 − ) species. Designing strategies for effective Tc management, including separation… Show more

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“…Detailed knowledge about the coordination chemistry of technetium with small inorganic ligands is imperative to assess the possible speciation of technetium in the environment and at problematic nuclear waste sites such as the Hanford wastewater tanks. Particularly, interactions with small nitrogen-containing ligands such as nitrite, nitrate, or azide may contribute to the omnipresent potential explosion hazard formed by transition-metal complexes in conjunction with the high level of radioactivity present in these containers. The existence of low-valent organotechnetium compounds such as carbonyls in nuclear waste solutions has been proven, and thus, an assessment of hitherto unknown complexes of technetium carbonyl complexes with small inorganic ligands also becomes important.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Detailed knowledge about the coordination chemistry of technetium with small inorganic ligands is imperative to assess the possible speciation of technetium in the environment and at problematic nuclear waste sites such as the Hanford wastewater tanks. Particularly, interactions with small nitrogen-containing ligands such as nitrite, nitrate, or azide may contribute to the omnipresent potential explosion hazard formed by transition-metal complexes in conjunction with the high level of radioactivity present in these containers. The existence of low-valent organotechnetium compounds such as carbonyls in nuclear waste solutions has been proven, and thus, an assessment of hitherto unknown complexes of technetium carbonyl complexes with small inorganic ligands also becomes important.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Under the extreme conditions to which technetium compounds are exposed at nuclear waste sites, several unexpected reactions may proceed. Thus, high-valent technetium compounds are present in such solutions, and the reduction of technetium to low-valent compounds such as Tc­(I) or Tc­(II) carbonyls or nitrosyls has been observed under the influence of the radiation level present. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Development). A full suite of non-pertechnetate species can be identified using a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and X-ray adsorption spectroscopy (Chatterjee et al 2020). Additional information on the topic of non-pertechnetate chemistry is provided in SRNL-STI-2017-00382, Literature Review of the Potential Impact of Glycolic Acid on the Technetium Chemistry of SRS Tank Waste).…”
Section: Determination Of Non-pertechnetate Speciesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, if technetium is to be removed from LAW to enable a grout waste form, most of the known technetium removal methods have only been shown to be effective for the pertechnetate ion. However, removal of a Tc(I)(CO)3 species has been shown using spherical resorcinol formaldehyde resin (Chatterjee et al 2020). No removal methods have been developed specifically for all of the non-pertechnetate form(s) and only very limited testing has been performed on methods to convert non-pertechnetate to pertechnetate.…”
Section: Non-pertechnetate Behavior In Grout Waste Formsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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