August 8, 2025
Report

Impact of Radiolysis on Iodine Speciation in a Variety of Matrices

Abstract

This report details the work conducted in fiscal year 2023 with the aim of providing a better understanding of the speciation of iodine in support of domestic 99Mo production Shine who uses a sulfate matrix in their process. Laboratory experiments to study the behavior of iodine speciation were conducted using spectroscopic methods including UV-vis and Raman as well as electrochemical studies. Radiolysis occurring in solution presents a unique challenge that is largely unaddressed with thermodynamic modeling, therefore a kinetic model was developed to address these issues. The focus of the studies conducted this year used surrogate radiolytic conditions induced by hydrogen peroxide for comparison to radiolytic conditions from direct gamma irradiation and neat acid solutions. For each case a model incorporating the kinetics was used to predict iodine speciation in the defined conditions where the output was directly compared to the experimental conditions. Further modeling was conducted incorporating the process conditions that are specific to Shine with incorporation of radiolysis and gas sparging.

Published: August 8, 2025

Citation

Gartman B.N., S.D. Branch, S.H. Pratt, A.M. Ritzmann, A. Bautista, J.M. Rakos, and C.J. Allen, et al. 2023. Impact of Radiolysis on Iodine Speciation in a Variety of Matrices Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.