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[en] The advanced separation process Purex has been retained for the recovery of neptunium, technetium and iodine from high level and long lived radioactive wastes. Complementary solvent extraction processes will be used for the recovery of americium, curium and cesium from the high activity effluents of the spent fuel reprocessing treatment. This document presents the researches carried out to demonstrate the scientifical feasibility of the advanced separation processes: the adaptation of the Purex process would allow the recovery of 99% of the neptunium, while the association of the Diamex and Sanex (low acidity variant) processes, or the Paladin concept (single cycle with selective de-extraction of actinides) make it possible the recovery of 99.8% of the actinides III (americium and curium) with a high lanthanides decontamination factor (greater than 150). The feasibility of the americium/curium separation is demonstrated with the Sesame process (extraction of americium IV after electrolytic oxidation). Iodine is today recovered at about 99% with the Purex process and the dissolved fraction of technetium is also recovered at 99% using an adaptation of the Purex process. The non-dissolved fraction is retained by intermetallic compounds in dissolution residues. Cesium is separable from other fission products with recovery levels greater than 99.9% thanks to the use of functionalized calixarenes. The scientifical feasibility of advanced separation is thus demonstrated. (J.S.)
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Rapport sur la faisabilite scientifique de la separation poussee
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2001; 148 p
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ACTINIDES, ALKALI METALS, AROMATICS, CONDENSED AROMATICS, ELEMENTS, ENERGY SOURCES, EXTRACTION, FUELS, MANAGEMENT, MATERIALS, METALS, NUCLEAR FUELS, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, PROCESSING, RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT, REACTOR MATERIALS, REFRACTORY METALS, REPROCESSING, SEPARATION PROCESSES, TRANSITION ELEMENTS, TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS, TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE PROCESSING
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