Electrorefining process and apparatus for recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels
Abstract
An electrorefining process and apparatus for the recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels is disclosed using an electrolytic cell having a lower molten cadmium pool containing spent nuclear fuel, an intermediate electrolyte pool, an anode basket containing spent fuels, two cathodes and electrical power means connected to the anode basket, cathodes and lower molten cadmium pool for providing electrical power to the cell. Using this cell, additional amounts of uranium and plutonium from the anode basket are dissolved in the lower molten cadmium pool, and then purified uranium is electrolytically transported and deposited on a first molten cadmium cathode. Subsequently, a mixture of uranium and plutonium is electrotransported and deposited on a second cathode. 3 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6348704
- Patent Number(s):
- 7117880
- Application Number:
- ON: DE89010948
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES F02M - SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; DESIGN; SPENT FUELS; ELECTROREFINING; CADMIUM; CATHODES; DEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; INVENTIONS; PLUTONIUM; SOLUBILITY; URANIUM; ACTINIDES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; LYSIS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PROCESSING; REACTOR MATERIALS; REFINING; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; 050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
Citation Formats
Ackerman, J. P., and Miller, W. E. Electrorefining process and apparatus for recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels. United States: N. p., 1987.
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@article{osti_6348704,
title = {Electrorefining process and apparatus for recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels},
author = {Ackerman, J. P. and Miller, W. E.},
abstractNote = {An electrorefining process and apparatus for the recovery of uranium and a mixture of uranium and plutonium from spent fuels is disclosed using an electrolytic cell having a lower molten cadmium pool containing spent nuclear fuel, an intermediate electrolyte pool, an anode basket containing spent fuels, two cathodes and electrical power means connected to the anode basket, cathodes and lower molten cadmium pool for providing electrical power to the cell. Using this cell, additional amounts of uranium and plutonium from the anode basket are dissolved in the lower molten cadmium pool, and then purified uranium is electrolytically transported and deposited on a first molten cadmium cathode. Subsequently, a mixture of uranium and plutonium is electrotransported and deposited on a second cathode. 3 figs.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 1987},
month = {Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 EST 1987}
}