Published 1987 | Version v1
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Extraction experiments performed under off-standard PUREX conditions in the MINKA small-scale pulsed column facility

  • 1. Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe G.m.b.H. (Germany, F.R.). Inst. fuer Heisse Chemie

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The behaviour of Pu, U, and HNO3 was studied for the PUREX co-decontamination cycle of LWR-fuel under off-standard conditions. Concerning the chemical flowsheet the HNO3 concentration of the scrub solution was decreased stepwise down to 0.2 M. With respect to the operation condition of the scrub column the hold up was enhanced up to 9.8%. The experiments resulted in accumulations of Pu and U in the scrub column. The steady state concentration profiles of the off-standard flowsheets were nicely simulated by the computer program VISCO. The paper reports also on details of the design of the facility MINKA. (author)

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
0 85295 208 2
Imprint Title
Extraction '87: the recovery of high value materials
Imprint Pagination
419 p.
Journal Issue
no.103
Series
Institution of Chemical Engineers symposium series.
Journal Page Range
p. 149-161.

Conference

Title
the recovery of high value materials symposium.
Acronym
Extraction '87
Dates
23-26 Jun 1987.
Place
Dounreay (UK).

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