July 28, 2021
Report

Evaluation of In Situ and Ex Situ Remediation Technologies for Iodine-129: Final Bench Scale Results

Abstract

At the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hanford Site, located in southeastern Washington State, iodine-129 (I 129) was produced as a byproduct of nuclear fission in the site’s nine Pu production reactors. Currently, there are large dilute I-129 groundwater plumes at Hanford, including a groundwater plume in the 200 UP 1 operable unit (OU), located within the Central Plateau. The interim Record of Decision (ROD) for the 200-UP-1 OU requires that DOE evaluate potential treatment options for I-129 before a final ROD is issued. A remedy evaluation plan was subsequently published and identified the approach for this effort.

Published: July 28, 2021

Citation

Szecsody J.E., G. Wang, C.I. Pearce, A.R. Lawter, K.J. Cantrell, E. Cordova, and V.L. Freedman, et al. 2019. Evaluation of In Situ and Ex Situ Remediation Technologies for Iodine-129: Final Bench Scale Results0. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.