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Nonaqueous reprocessing method for thorium-based fuels
Description
A conceptual flow sheet for the pyrometallurgical reprocessing of thorium-based fuels has been presented which meets current concerns about nonproliferation and waste control. Preliminary results indicate the desired process streams, uranium/thorium and plutonium/thorium, can be obtained using actinide solubility differences in cadmium--magnesium alloys and that salt waste can be minimized by electrolyzing CaO produced during the reduction process and recycling the calcium. However, further optimization of conditions controlling the reduction rate must be achieved before the process can be used for oxide fuels
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Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 16 p.
- Report number
- CONF-790415--35
Conference
- Title
- 177. ACS national meeting.
- Dates
- 1 - 6 Apr 1979.
- Place
- Honolulu, HI, USA.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 10486792
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CADMIUM ALLOYS; FLOWSHEETS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; PROLIFERATION; PYROMETALLURGY; REPROCESSING; SOLUBILITY; THORIUM CYCLE
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALLOYS; DIAGRAMS; ELEMENTS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FUEL CYCLE; INFORMATION; METALLURGY; METALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES