摘要 |
Although a chelating agent solution having radioactive contaminants is solidified by mixing with cement and then stored, a vast storage place is required for storing an enormous amount of chelating agent solution. When such a chelating agent solution is treated with an ion-exchange resin, a large amount of ion-exchange resin is required, and a large amount of ion-exchange resin having radioactive contaminants is produced. The present invention thus provides a method of treating a chelating agent solution having radioactive contaminants, which can significantly decrease the amount of the chelating agent solution having radioactive contaminants, and which, when an ion-exchange resin is used, can significantly decrease the load on the ion-exchange resin without producing a large amount of ion-exchange resin having radioactive contaminants. In this method, a chelating agent solution having radioactive contaminants is electrolyzed by a direct current to produce various gases and eliminate the chelating property, a holding agent such as a coagulant-precipitant or a metal scavenger, which holds metal ions to form a water-insoluble substance, is then added to the chelating agent solution to form an insoluble substance which is then filtered off, and the filtrate is treated with an ion-exchange resin. The produced purified water may be collected, or a chelating agent may be added to the purified water to form a chelating agent solution used for decontaminating a radioactive contaminated substance.
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