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Title: Recent studies related to head-end fuel processing at the Hanford PUREX plant

Abstract

This report presents the results of studies addressing several problems in the head-end processing (decladding, metathesis, and core dissolution) of N Reactor fuel elements in the Hanford PUREX plant. These studies were conducted over 2 years: FY 1986 and FY 1987. The studies were divided into three major areas: 1) differences in head-end behavior of fuels having different histories, 2) suppression of /sup 106/Ru volatilization when the ammonia scrubber solution resulting from decladding is decontaminated by distillation prior to being discharged, and 3) suitability of flocculating agents for lowering the amount of transuranic (TRU) element-containing solids that accompany the decladding solution to waste. 16 refs., 43 figs.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
6868352
Report Number(s):
PNL-6609
ON: DE89000405
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; N-REACTOR; FUEL ELEMENTS; AMMONIUM FLUORIDES; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDES; AMMONIUM NITRATES; CHEMICAL DECLADDING; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLUORIDES; NUMERICAL DATA; PLUTONIUM; SOLUTIONS; URANIUM; ACTINIDES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DATA; DECLADDING; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HEAD END PROCESSES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; HYDROXIDES; INFORMATION; ISOTOPES; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MATERIALS; METALS; MIXTURES; NITRATES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PRODUCTION REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; 220700* - Nuclear Reactor Technology- Plutonium & Isotope Production Reactors; 050800 - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing

Citation Formats

Swanson, J L. Recent studies related to head-end fuel processing at the Hanford PUREX plant. United States: N. p., 1988. Web. doi:10.2172/6868352.
Swanson, J L. Recent studies related to head-end fuel processing at the Hanford PUREX plant. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6868352
Swanson, J L. 1988. "Recent studies related to head-end fuel processing at the Hanford PUREX plant". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6868352. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6868352.
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title = {Recent studies related to head-end fuel processing at the Hanford PUREX plant},
author = {Swanson, J L},
abstractNote = {This report presents the results of studies addressing several problems in the head-end processing (decladding, metathesis, and core dissolution) of N Reactor fuel elements in the Hanford PUREX plant. These studies were conducted over 2 years: FY 1986 and FY 1987. The studies were divided into three major areas: 1) differences in head-end behavior of fuels having different histories, 2) suppression of /sup 106/Ru volatilization when the ammonia scrubber solution resulting from decladding is decontaminated by distillation prior to being discharged, and 3) suitability of flocculating agents for lowering the amount of transuranic (TRU) element-containing solids that accompany the decladding solution to waste. 16 refs., 43 figs.},
doi = {10.2172/6868352},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6868352}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
month = {Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988}
}