Published November 2002 | Version v1
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Recovery of U by electrolysis of UN in LiCl-KCl eutectic melts

Creators

  • 1. Japan Atomic Energy Research Inst., Oarai, Ibaraki (Japan). Oarai Research Establishment
  • 2. Central Research Inst. of Electric Power Industry, Komae, Tokyo (Japan)

Description

The electrochemical behavior of UN in the LiCl-KCl eutectic melt containing UCl3 at the temperature between 723 and 823K was investigated by cyclic voltammetry. The redox reaction of UN seemed to be irreversible, since the generated N2 gas was escaped from the salt phase. By the controlled-potential electrolysis of UN at -0.55 V vs. Ag/AgCl reference electrode in the UCl3-LiCl-KCl eutectic melt, UN was dissolved into the salt as U3+ at the anode and U metal was recovered at the cathode. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available from the Internet at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/00223131.2002.10875574
Part of:
Proceedings of actinide 2001 international conference

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1080/00223131.2002.10875574;

Publishing Information

Publisher
Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Imprint Place
Tokyo (Japan)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of actinide 2001 international conference
Imprint Pagination
986 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 745-748

Conference

Title
Actinide 2001 international conference
Dates
4-9 Nov 2001
Place
Hayama, Kanagawa (Japan)

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
51054812
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACTINIDE BURNER REACTORS; ELECTROLYSIS; EUTECTICS; FBR TYPE REACTORS; LITHIUM CHLORIDES; MOLTEN SALTS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDES; PYROCHEMICAL REPROCESSING; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; URANIUM CHLORIDES; URANIUM NITRIDES; URANIUM RECYCLE; VOLTAMETRY
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; BREEDER REACTORS; CHLORIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CLOSED FUEL CYCLE; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FUEL CYCLE; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM HALIDES; LYSIS; NITRIDES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PNICTIDES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM HALIDES; REACTORS; REPROCESSING; SALTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; URANIUM HALIDES

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Notes
15 refs., 3 figs.; This record replaces 34040104