Published February 1988 | Version v1
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Recovery and purification of 233U from 233U-Al alloy scraps (Preprint No. CT-4)

Creators

  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India). Fuel Reprocessing Div.

Description

The proposed KAMINI reactor at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam will use 233U-Al alloy as fuel. During the fuel fabrication stages recovery and recycling of scraps like alloy filings, powder and graphite crucible residues were required. The technique adopted was nitric acid dissolution of the alloy catalysed by mercuric nitrate followed by purification of 233U based on TBP extraction. The experience and the results obtained are described. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Department of Atomic Energy.
Imprint Place
Bombay (India)
Imprint Pagination
3 p.

Conference

Title
Radiochemistry and radiation chemistry symposium.
Dates
22-26 Feb 1988.
Place
Bombay (India).

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
20036547
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CATALYSTS; DISSOLUTION; MERCURY NITRATES; NITRIC ACID; PURIFICATION; RECYCLING; SCRAP; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TBP; THOREX PROCESS; URANIUM ALLOYS; URANIUM 233
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE ALLOYS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALLOYS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BUTYL PHOSPHATES; ESTERS; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HEAVY ION DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; HEAVY NUCLEI; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INORGANIC ACIDS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ISOTOPES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEON 24 DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; RADIOISOTOPES; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLID WASTES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; URANIUM ISOTOPES; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES