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Nov, 2020

Decomposition behavior of gaseous ruthenium tetroxide under atmospheric conditions assuming evaporation to dryness accident of high-level liquid waste

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Yoshida Naoki
  • ,
  • Ono Takuya
  • ,
  • Yoshida Ryoichiro
  • ,
  • Amano Yuki
  • ,
  • Abe Hitoshi

Volume
57
Number
11
First page
1256
Last page
1264
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1080/00223131.2020.1780991
Publisher
Informa UK Limited

Emphasis has been placed on the behavior of ruthenium (Ru) in the evaporation to dryness accident due to the loss of cooling functions (EDLCF) of high-level liquid waste in fuel reprocessing plants. It is because Ru would form volatile compounds such as ruthenium tetroxide (RuO$_{4}$) and could be released into the environment with other coexisting gasses such as nitric acid (HNO$_{3}$), water (H$_{2}$O). To contribute to the safety evaluation of this accident, we experimentally evaluated the decomposition and chemical change behavior of the gaseous RuO$_{4}$ (RuO$_{4}$(g)) under the various atmospheric conditions: temperature and composition of coexisting gasses. As a result, the behavior of the RuO$_{4}$(g) was diverse depending on the atmospheric conditions. In the experiments with the dry air or H$_{2}$O vapor, decomposition of RuO$_{4}$(g) was observed. In the experiment with the mixed gas which containing HNO$_{3}$, almost no decomposition of the RuO$_{4}$(g) was observed, and chemical form of the RuO$_{4}$(g) was retained.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2020.1780991
URL
https://jopss.jaea.go.jp/search/servlet/search?5069039
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1080/00223131.2020.1780991
  • ISSN : 0022-3131
  • eISSN : 1881-1248

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