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Melamed, D.; Fuhrmann, M.; Kalb, P.; Patel, B.
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)1998
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States). Funding organisation: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)1998
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[en] Elemental mercury, contaminated with radionuclides, is a problem throughout the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. This report describes the development and testing of a process to immobilize elemental mercury, contaminated with radionuclides, in a form that is non-dispersible, will meet EPA leaching criteria, and has low mercury vapor pressure. In this stabilization and solidification process (patent pending) elemental mercury is mixed with an excess of powdered sulfur polymer cement (SPC) and additives in a vessel and heated to ∼35 C, for several hours, until all of the mercury is converted into mercuric sulfide (HgS). Additional SPC is then added and the mixture raised to 135 C, resulting in a homogeneous molten liquid which is poured into a suitable mold where is cools and solidifies. The final stabilized and solidified waste forms were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, as well as tested for leaching behavior and mercury vapor pressure. During this study the authors have processed the entire inventory of mixed mercury waste stored at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
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Apr 1998; 24 p; CONTRACT AC02-98CH10886; ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OSTI AS DE99000911; NTIS; US GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE DEP
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