Our media have been used to treat contaminants in many types of projects: groundwater remediation, nuclear fuel pools and nuclear power plants.

## Technology Proven Over Centuries

Based on ion exchange – a natural phenomenon that has been harnessed by scientists and engineers for over 150 years – Veolia Nuclear Solutions’ Ion Specific Media builds upon technologies and is proven to be effective for environmental remediation.

Our inorganic Ion Specific Media (ISM®) captures specific ions from contaminated water efficiently and economically. Ion exchange plays a crucial role in protecting the environment from nuclear waste, particularly ions found in contaminated water.

## A Molecular Filter

The greatest threat to human health and the surrounding environment are ions and isotopes with long half-lives, such as cesium-137, strontium-90, iodine-129, and technetium-99. We capture these hazards with Veolia’s Ion Specific Media through an ion exchange process.

Ion exchange materials can capture ions based on both their size and charge. Imagine a chain-link fence: The wires form a hole in which a single golf ball is perched. If a tennis ball were to hit the fence, it would displace the golf ball and stick within the links. Similarly, ions such as cesium act as the tennis ball during the ion exchange process, where they displace sodium and are captured within the exchange material.

   ![](/sites/g/files/dvc4041/files/styles/crop_freeform/public/image/2017/02/ion-specific-media_0.png.webp?itok=amlON3JH "Ion Specific Media")   



##  



 

 

 



## Flexible and Efficient

Veolia Nuclear Solutions offers several classes of Ion Specific Media: zeolite-based, titanosilicate-based, phosphate-based and fully synthetic specialty media for difficult projects.



 

 

 



### Our media offers multiple advantages over alternative materials

 

Radiation resistant



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Low sensitivity to pH and salt water



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Excellent glass formers



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





ISM® are uniquely robust across a wide range of operating parameters and are compatible with existing nuclear power plant water purification and demineralization filtration systems. Specialty mobile systems allow ISM to be quickly deployed in remote or hazardous locations.



 

 

 



### Our Ion Specific Media are available in three formats to accommodate the needs of any project:

 

Batch applications → Powder



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Column applications → Granular



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Specialty applications → Spherical



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 





 

 

 [     ](/our-expertise/case-studies/veolia-nuclear-solutions-at-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-japan "Responding to the Crisis at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, Japan") 

  

 [Responding to the Crisis at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, Japan](/our-expertise/case-studies/veolia-nuclear-solutions-at-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-japan "Responding to the Crisis at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, Japan") 

 We were among the first responders to assist TEPCO in the Fukushima tsunami recovery.were among the first responders to assist TEPCO in the Fukushima tsunami recovery. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [READ MORE](/our-expertise/case-studies/veolia-nuclear-solutions-at-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-japan) 





 

 





 

 

 

 





### Learn more about:

 

 [   ![](/sites/g/files/dvc4041/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2018/08/Copie_de_KMPS2_0.JPG.webp?itok=3SSHsiiC "KMPS bis")   ](/our-mobile-water-treatment-system "Our Mobile Water Treatment System") 

  

 [Our Mobile Water Treatment System](/our-mobile-water-treatment-system "Our Mobile Water Treatment System") 

 Veolia Nuclear Solutions has designed and produced specialty mobile systems to complement fixed columns using ISM® substrates. This mobile treatment system, known as KMPS®, can be used for the rapid implementation of ISM® substrates in tanks which are too remote from the water treatment units, avoiding an influx of contaminated liquids. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [Read More](/our-mobile-water-treatment-system) 





 

 



 

 [   ![](/sites/g/files/dvc4041/files/styles/content_push_teaser/public/image/2017/03/Girl_in_the_water_1_0.png.webp?itok=0agjDrx2 "Girl in the water")   



 ](/separation-radioisotopes "Separation of Radioisotopes") 

  

 [Separation of Radioisotopes](/separation-radioisotopes "Separation of Radioisotopes") 

 Veolia Nuclear Solutions develops effluent treatment systems to separate and remove radioisotopes from the most challenging effluent streams. A comprehensive package of best in-class technologies are used to resolve the most complex radiological wastewater challenges. 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 [READ MORE](/separation-radioisotopes "READ MORE")