This document is available in the Adobe Acrobat PDF Format. The CURE electrocoagulation system was evaluated for removal of low levels of the radionuclides uranium, plutonium, and americium as well as other contaminants in wastewater.
Treated water is discharged from the system for reuse, disposal, or reinjection.
Concentrated contaminants in the form of sludge are placed in drums for disposal or reclamation. Approximately 4,500 gallons of wastewater containing low levels of the radionuclides uranium, plutonium, and americium were treated in August and September 1995. Water from the solar evaporation ponds was used in the demonstration. Six preruns, five optimization runs, and four demonstration runs were conducted over a 54-day period. The demonstration runs lasted 5.5 to 6 hours each, operating the CURE system at approximately 3 gallons per minute.