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A study on the adsorption properties of illite for radioactive cesium and strontium for the treatment of contaminated water in nuclear power plant

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This study was conducted to confirm the Cs-137 and Sr-90 adsorption properties of illite. In the experimental method, illite was added to Cs-137 and Sr-90 solutions and stirred. And Following the completion of the adsorption reaction, the solid/liquid phase was separated using a centrifuge, and the adsorption rate was calculated by measuring the radioactivity concentration of the separated liquid phase using a gamma nuclide analyzer, Liquid Scintillation Count (LSC). As a result of the experiment, after reacting for 30 min, 94% of Cs-137 was adsorbed. And 84.26% of Sr-90 was adsorbed.

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the localization of core materials, parts, and equipment for safe operation of nuclear power plants ‘development of nuclear fuel burnup measurement facility (study no.: 20222B10100060)’ of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), and we express our gratitude.

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    Tae-Young Kim, Hye-Min Park, Yang-Soo Song, In-Ho Lee & Un-Jang Lee

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    Jong-Hyuk Yoon

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Kim, TY., Park, HM., Song, YS. et al. A study on the adsorption properties of illite for radioactive cesium and strontium for the treatment of contaminated water in nuclear power plant. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 1005–1010 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09216-5

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