TABLE 3.12 PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SLURRY PARTICLES on All indicated errors are standard deviations of the mean. i ‘ Number of ae Station Particles Average Average Interval Measured NaCl Mass H,O Mass TSD, hr Densi eeiat Deviation Average Diameter* + Standard Deviation Average Specific Activity + Standard Deviation x 10/8 (counts/min)/gmtf ug ME gm/cm* microns 4 to 10 0.06 0.08 1.28 + 0.1 57 #6 43 28f 50 to §2 0.42 0.62 1.29 + 0.01 112 42 282 + 20 10 3 to 4 0.94 0.50 1.20 0.69 1.35 + 0.05 1.34 + 0.08 129 + 16 121 #6 285 + 160 265 + 90 Shot Flathead: Lto3 79 YFNB 29 YAG 39 and. LST 611 lt to 12 15 to 18 YAG 40 YAG 40 Totals 67 to 76 1.30 + 0.01 282 + 308 Shot Navajo: Lto3 305 5 to6 T to 9 3to 10 10 to 11 to 12to 13 to 14 to 15 to ll 12 13 14 15 18 YFNB 13 YAG 39 LST 611 YAG 40 YAG 40 S to 9 to 14 4to 5 to YAG YAG YAG YAG YAG YAG Totals 40 40 40 40 +40 40 20 14 10 23 7.17 “7.62 1.61 1.25 0.44 7.94 4.49 1.83 1.08 0.60 1.38 1.50 1.41 1.45 1.31 + + + + «+ 11 to 15 33 28 6 s 13 to 14 0.66 0.30 0.31 0.17 0.10 0.06 0.50 0.44 0.31 0.27 0.18 0.32 1.43 1.32 1.37 1.28 1.30 1.15 + 0.03 40.01 20.01 + 0.02 + 0.03 + 0.02 133 to 182 0.04 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.02 272 £14 229 + 24 166 +6 142 + 22 110+#5 _ lllz4 9444 96+2 86 +7 7§ +2 $444 1.35 + 0.01 4+0.67 1623 1442 9+3 1l#2 1644 267 aLt 29f 239 36 +7 214238 * Diameter of spherical slurry droplet at time of arrival. t Photon count in well counter at H+ 12. t Not included in calculation of total. $ Based on summation of individual-particle specific activities. 1 Calculated value based on total tray count, number of particles per tray, and average NaCl mass per particle; not included in calculation of total. TABLE 3.14 TABLE 3.13 COMPOUNDS IDENTIFIED IN SLURRYPARTICLE INSOLUBLE SOLIDS All compounds were identified by X-ray diffraction except Fe,03 and NaCa(SiO,), which were identified by electron diffraction; 2CaO- Fe,0, was also observed in one sample by electron diffraction, The presence of Cu in the Navajo sample was established by X-ray diffraction. I indicates definite identification and Pl Possible identification. Compound 2Ca0- Fe,0; Cac Shot Flathead I I Fe, I I NaCl l Fe.0, Caso,28,0 Nacaisio,) Sio, MgO- Fe.0, I I Analysis of the combined particles led to the following data: Description, essentially NaCl, WC, 0.872 x 10® counts/min; time of WC, 156 TSD, hrs; GIC, 38 x 107"! ma; time of GIC, 196 TSD. hrs; fissions, 6.83 x 10'*; Bal . Np*™* product/fission ratio, 0.41; activity ratios at 196 TSD, hrs, 9.9 x 10" (counts/min)/ma, 0.13 (counts/min)/104 fissions, and 13.0 x 107? ma/1o* fissions. Sr®™ Field Number Shot Navajo I RADIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SLURRY PARTICLES, YAG 40, SHOT FLATHEAD we x 10° counts/min I PI PI PI ee a5 Time of WC TSD, hrs 2680-1 2682-2 2334-1 2677-1 2333-1 2682-1 2331-1 0.0668 0.116 0.0730 0.0449 0.131 0.0607 0.249 189 190 190 193 190 189 189 2333-2 2334-4 2333-3 2332-1 2681-3 2681-1 0.064 0.146 0.0487 0.0295 0.235 0.141 191 190 190 190 190 190