Treatment and recycling of spent nuclear fuel. Actinide partitioning - Application to waste management
Creators
- Abonneau, E.
- Baron, P.
- Berthon, C.
- Berthon, L.
- Beziat, A.
- Bisel, I.
- Bonin, L.
- Bosse, E.
- Boullis, B.
- Broudic, J.C.
- Charbonnel, M.C.
- Chauvin, N.
- Den Auwer, C.
- Dinh, B.
- Duhamet, J.
- Escleine, J.M.
- Grandjean, S.
- Guilbaud, P.
- Guillaneux, D.
- Guillaumont, D.
- Hill, C.
- Lacquement, J.
- Masson, M.
- Miguirditchian, M.
- Moisy, P.
- Pelletier, M.
- Ravenet, A.
- Rostaing, C.
- Royet, V.
- Ruas, A.
- Simoni, E.
- Sorel, C.
- Vaudano, A.
- Venault, L.
- Warin, D.
- Zaetta, A.
- Pradel, P.
- Bonin, B.
- Bouquin, B.
- Dozol, M.
- Lecomte, M.
- Forestier, A.
- Beauvy, M.
- Berthoud, G.
- Defranceschi, M.
- Ducros, G.
- Guerin, Y.
- Latge, C.
- Limoge, Y.
- Madic, C.
- Santarini, G.
- Seiler, J.M.
- Sollogoob, P.
- Vernaz, E.
- Bazile, F.
- Parisot, J.P.
- Finot, P.
- Roberts, J.F.
- CEA Saclay, DEN, Dir. Scientifique, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France)
Description
subsequent to its in-reactor dwell time, spent fuel still contains large amounts of materials that are recoverable, for value-added energy purposes (uranium, plutonium), together with fission products, and minor actinides, making up the residues from nuclear reactions. The treatment and recycling of spent nuclear fuel, as implemented in France, entail that such materials be chemically partitioned. The development of the process involved, and its deployment on an industrial scale stand as a high achievement of French science, and technology. Treatment and recycling allow both a satisfactory management of nuclear waste to be implemented, and substantial savings, in terms of fissile material. Bolstered of late as it has been, due to spectacularly skyrocketing uranium prices, this strategy is bound to become indispensable, with the advent of the next generation of fast reactors. This Monograph surveys the chemical process used for spent fuel treatment, and its variants, both current, and future. It outlines currently ongoing investigations, setting out the challenges involved, and recent results obtained by CEA. (authors)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- CEA and Editions du Moniteur
- Imprint Place
- Saclay and Paris (France)
- ISBN
- 2-281-11377-8
- Imprint Pagination
- 177 p.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 41047159
- Subject category
- S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTINIDE COMPLEXES; CONVERSION; EXTRACTION; HYDROMETALLURGY; PUREX PROCESS; PYROMETALLURGY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING; REDOX POTENTIAL; SPENT FUELS; TRANSMUTATION
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPLEXES; ENERGY SOURCES; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FUELS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; METALLURGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; WASTE MANAGEMENT
Optional Information
- Notes
- 60 refs.