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The heat and off-gas generation behavior was experimentally examined during a safe chemical denitration, pre- and mild-denitration, of simulated HLLW with a nitric acid concentration of 2 to 7.5 M. The maximum heat and off-gas generation were no more than 100 cal/s·1 and about 0.8 l/min, respectively. The solution temperature does not reach boiling temperature and no solution was squirted out from the denitration vessel. The pre-and mild-denitration technique could be considered as one of safe methods for removing nitric acid from the HLLW with various nitric acid concentrations. The pre- and mild-denitration also has an advantage to improve the filtration characteristics of precipitates produced by the denitration of simulated HLLW. The denitration of HLLW with 7.5M nitric acid concentration induced formation of “very easy-to-filter” solid. Moreover, a good filter cake washing is possible.
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Kondo, Y. Removal of nitric acid from a simulated high level liquid waste by a safe chemical denitration. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 242, 505–513 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02345584
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