Published 2002 | Version v1
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Decontamination and recycle of zirconium of replaced pressure tubes and spent fuel for PHWRs: a conceptual scheme

Creators

  • 1. Laser and Plasma Technology Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
  • 2. Analytical Chemistry Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
  • 3. Post Irradiation Examination Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
  • 4. Fuel Chemistry Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)
  • 5. Radiochemistry Div., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India)

Description

In this paper the problem of reuse of zirconium metal which comes out of the reactor along with spent fuel is described alongwith the potential of a hydrometallurgical process in achieving this objective

Part of:
Proceedings of the symposium Zirconium - 2002

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Imprint Place
Mumbai (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the symposium Zirconium - 2002
Imprint Pagination
690 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 147-152

Conference

Title
national symposium Zirconium - 2002
Acronym
ZIRC - 2002
Dates
11-13 Sep 2002
Place
Mumbai (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
34042395
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DECONTAMINATION; FUEL CYCLE; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATERIALS RECOVERY; PHWR TYPE REACTORS; PRESSURE TUBES; SPENT FUELS; TELLURIUM; ZIRCONIUM 90; ZIRCONIUM 91; ZIRCONIUM 92
Descriptors DEC
CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLEANING; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FUELS; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; MILLISEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEI; PROCESSING; RADIOISOTOPES; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; SEMIMETALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; STABLE ISOTOPES; TUBES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; ZIRCONIUM ISOTOPES

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Notes
3 refs., 2 figs., 3 tabs.