Published January 1992 | Version v1
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Partitioning and transmutation of long-lived fission products

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
  • 2. Schulz (W.W.), Wilmington, DE (United States)

Description

Concepts are summarized for partitioning of the long-lived fission products technetium-99 and iodine-129 from spent fuel and for transmutation of these fission products to stable isotopes. One small sample irradiation experiment in the Fast Flux Test Facility provides some confidence in calculated transmutation rates for both technetium-99 and iodine-129. The partitioning scheme assumes the existence of an aqueous reprocessing plant using the Plutonium/Uranium Extraction process. Numerous demonstration experiments would be in order to validate the concepts described. The toughest technical issue is probably development of suitable iodine transmutation targets. Finally, the authors conclude that an overall nuclear system assessment is warranted to determine the concepts most worthy of development

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as DE92008385; NTIS; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
8 p.
Report number
WHC-SA--1444

Conference

Title
promoting understanding through education and communication.
Acronym
International high level radioactive waste management (IHLRWM) conference
Dates
12-16 Apr 1992.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23054647
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; FISSION PRODUCTS; FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; IODINE 129; PARTITION; RADIOISOTOPES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPENT FUELS; TECHNETIUM 99; TRANSMUTATION
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTOR MATERIALS; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; WASTES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC06-87RL10930
Funding organization
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States).
Secondary number(s)
CONF-920430--63.