The applicability of cold crucible induction melting to nuclear engineering

Cold crucible induction melting (CCIM) technique which is used routinely to refine and melt active metals like titanium has excellent characteristics and has recently shown promise in the nuclear engineering field. To evaluate the applicability of CCIM in the electrolyzer portion of the oxide-electrowinning process and the melting decontamination process for low-level radioactive metal waste contaminated with uranium, several experiments were conducted. Experimental results showed that the CCIM technique could be adapted to the nuclear engineering field. (author)