A method for purifying water in a spent fuel pool in a nuclear power plant, the method including passing the water at a linear flow velocity of 50 m/h or less through a purification apparatus. The apparatus includes an ion exchange resin layer and a metal-doped resin layer laid at a bed height of 2 cm or more on a surface layer of the ion exchange resin layer. The method includes contacting the water with the metal-doped resin layer to decompose a pro-oxidant contained in the water and subsequently contacting the water with the ion exchange resin to produce purified water.

A method for purifying water in a spent fuel pool in a nuclear power plant, the method including passing the water at a linear flow velocity of 50 m/h or less through a purification apparatus. The apparatus includes an ion exchange resin layer and a metal-doped resin layer laid at a bed height of 2 cm or more on a surface layer of the ion exchange resin layer. The method includes contacting the water with the metal-doped resin layer to decompose a pro-oxidant contained in the water and subsequently contacting the water with the ion exchange resin to produce purified water.

A method for purifying water in a spent fuel pool in a nuclear power plant, the method including passing the water at a linear flow velocity of 50 m/h or less through a purification apparatus. The apparatus includes an ion exchange resin layer and a metal-doped resin layer laid at a bed height of 2 cm or more on a surface layer of the ion exchange resin layer. The method includes contacting the water with the metal-doped resin layer to decompose a pro-oxidant contained in the water and subsequently contacting the water with the ion exchange resin to produce purified water.

An ion exchange column and a method of using the same are disclosed. The ion exchange column includes first interconnected chambers supporting a first portion of an ion exchange resin, second interconnected chambers supporting a second portion of the ion exchange resin, and a housing or casing enclosing the first and second interconnected chambers and the first and second ion exchange resin portions. The second chambers are physically isolated and/or separated from the first chambers. The ion exchange column is configured to cause a fluid passing through the first or second interconnected chambers to travel along a path that is longer than a height of the interconnected chambers. The present column and method improve efficiencies of fluid treatment and resin regeneration relative to a conventional dual-column design, and increase residence time between the resin and the fluid or regenerant relative to an otherwise identical single-column design.

In an ion-exchange separation system, a single regeneration column provides for separation of anion and cation resins and the regeneration of both cation and anion resins with a very low level of cross-contamination. After regeneration most of the anion layer in the column is withdrawn, and most of the cation layer is withdrawn, but a portion of each layer adjacent to the interface between the layers remains in the column, to isolate these cross-contaminated portions from the regenerated resins. The withdrawn, regenerated anion and cation resins are placed back into the working vessel.

In an ion-exchange separation system, a single regeneration column provides for separation of anion and cation resins and the regeneration of both cation and anion resins with a very low level of cross-contamination. After regeneration most of the anion layer in the column is withdrawn, and most of the cation layer is withdrawn, but a portion of each layer adjacent to the interface between the layers remains in the column, to isolate these cross-contaminated portions from the regenerated resins. The withdrawn, regenerated anion and cation resins are placed back into the working vessel.

A method of stabilizing virgin ion exchange resin material is provided. The method includes rinsing virgin ion exchange resin material with deoxygenated water, introducing the rinsed virgin ion exchange resin material into a gas impermeable vessel and hermetically sealing the vessel. A vessel containing deoxygenated water and virgin ion exchange resin material is also provided. A method of facilitating water treatment in a site in need thereof by providing the gas impermeable vessel containing virgin ion exchange resin material and residual moisture from deoxygenated water is also provided.

A method of stabilizing virgin ion exchange resin material is provided. The method includes rinsing virgin ion exchange resin material with deoxygenated water, introducing the rinsed virgin ion exchange resin material into a gas impermeable vessel and hermetically sealing the vessel. A vessel containing deoxygenated water and virgin ion exchange resin material is also provided. A method of facilitating water treatment in a site in need thereof by providing the gas impermeable vessel containing virgin ion exchange resin material and residual moisture from deoxygenated water is also provided.

Described herein are processes and apparatus for the high purity and high concentration recovery of multivalent products via continuous ion exchange from aqueous solutions for further down-stream purification.

Disclosed herein is a material for use in sorbent-based dialysis, the material comprising: acidic and/or neutral cation exchange particles; alkaline anion exchange particles; and one or more of an alkali metal carbonate, a water insoluble alkaline earth metal carbonate, and a water insoluble polymeric ammonium carbonate. Also disclosed herein are uses of said material and its preparation.