Removal of transuranics from Johnston Island soil by fractional classification (open access)

Removal of transuranics from Johnston Island soil by fractional classification

The following conclusions were reached as a result of the research conducted with the TRUclean process on Johnston Island: Processed materials will have a total TRU activity of less than 500 Bq/Kg. Approximately 90% of the TRU activity in coral/soil is removed by a single pass through the fractional classification process. A volume reduction of greater than 90% of the original contaminated volume can be achieved with the returned ''clean'' volume less than or equal to the cleanup criteria. Reprocessing or multiple staging of the process units will yield overall efficiencies of greater than 90%. Continued testing at Nevada Test Site confirmed these conclusions.
Date: June 7, 1987
Creator: Sunderland, N.R.
System: The UNT Digital Library