Abstract: Phosphoric acid solution used in the decontamination of radioactive metal articles is reacted with oxalic acid to precipitate the iron oxalate which is then pyrolyzed to form a mixture of oxides in small volume for storage as a radioactive waste. The solution from which the oxalate is removed is evaporatively concentrated and reused for decontamination.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 28, 1987
Date of Patent:
June 7, 1988
Assignee:
KGB Kernkraftwerke Gundremmingen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
Inventors:
Manfried Lasch, Norbert Eickelpasch, Hans-Peter Mies, Wolfgang Stang