Conference Paper Published research by Fluid Tech CTO Mark Denton · 2013

Fukushima Two Year Processing Update

A two-year operating update on the water-processing campaign at Fukushima Daiichi, written by the engineers who deployed the ion-specific media system.

Authors Mark S. Denton, Joshua L. Mertz Venue ASME ICEM2013 · Paper 96341
Ion Exchange & Isotope-Specific MediaDecommissioning & Cleanup

Conference Paper

The scientist behind this work is Fluid Tech's Chief Technology Officer. Mark S. Denton led media technology at Kurion, Inc. during the Fukushima Daiichi response (the affiliation printed on the paper), and the isotope-specific media science documented here is the foundation of Fluid Tech's WTZ® and FHA products. The media and systems in this paper were Kurion's; Fluid Tech's current products are described under Ion Exchange Media. The summary below is for reference only; full details are in the cited paper. See Dr. Denton's full publication timeline →

01 Overview

Two years after the 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, this paper provides an update on water-processing operations at the Fukushima site: what had been treated, how the media performed over sustained operation, and the lessons carried forward.

Summary written from the published abstract. It reproduces no proprietary data, methods, or results.

02 Why it matters

  • Sustained operation, not a demo: two years of continuous processing is the kind of track record buyers ask for.
  • Written by the media supplier: both authors were with Kurion, Inc., the company whose media were in the system.
  • Context for today's media: the operating history behind the ISM approach Fluid Tech applies to fuel basins and outage streams.

03 Citation

Mark S. Denton, Joshua L. Mertz. Fukushima Two Year Processing Update. (ICEM2013-96341). 15th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Brussels, Belgium, September 8–12, 2013. DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2013-96341

04 Related

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