Purification of I-129 from Spent PWR Fuel

Author

Sydney B. Whitaker, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Kaitlyn Pierson, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Kaylie Richard, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow
Samantha Cahill, University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleFollow

Date of Graduation

12-2021

College

Chemical Engineering

First Advisor

Richard Counce

Comments

Spent nuclear fuel is processed with shearing, voloxidation, and dissolution in order to extract the radioisotope I-129. Four iodine capture methods are analyzed, and it is decided that using a silver mordenite bed for capture followed by a lead zeolite bed for storage is the most efficient and economic option.

Recommended Citation

Whitaker, Sydney B.; Pierson, Kaitlyn; Richard, Kaylie; and Cahill, Samantha, "Purification of I-129 from Spent PWR Fuel" (2021). Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_chanhonoproj/2341