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Smarter waste strategies: Helping deliver on the promise of advanced nuclear
At COP28, held in Dubai in 2023, a clear consensus emerged: Nuclear energy must be a cornerstone of the global clean energy transition. With electricity demand projected to soar as we decarbonize not just power but also industry, transport, and heat, the case for new nuclear is compelling. More than 20 countries committed to tripling global nuclear capacity by 2050. In the United States alone, the Department of Energy forecasts that the country’s current nuclear capacity could more than triple, adding 200 GW of new nuclear to the existing 95 GW by mid-century.
J. W. Kormuth
Nuclear Technology | Volume 37 | Number 2 | February 1978 | Pages 99-102
Technical Paper | Plant Water Chemistry / Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT78-A31976
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Westinghouse pressurized water reactors have experienced soluble releases of 58Co and natural 58Ni into the reactor coolant during refueling shutdowns. When the soluble inventory of 58Co was not managed properly, the refueling water became contaminated, forcing delays in refueling operation schedules. Subsequent testing at other refueling shutdowns identified the development of oxygen species in the coolant as the prime reactant causing the dissolution. Hydrogen peroxide addition to reactor coolant under prescribed conditions was successfully used to create a controllable and soluble release of 58Co and nickel. The controlled release permitted a more deliberate removal of the activity by ion-exchange purification. A lesser, soluble release of the activity was shown to be caused by the depression in reactor coolant pH resulting from dissociation of boric acid following reactor coolant system boration and cooldown.
