Molten salt/metal extractions for recovery of transuranic elements

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7112691

Chow, L S; Basco, J K; Ackerman, J P; Johnson, T R

The integral fast reactor (EFR) is an advanced reactor concept that incorporates metallic driver and blanket fuels, an inherently safe, liquid-sodium-cooled, pool-type, reactor design, and on-site pyrochemical reprocessing (including electrorefining) of spent fuels and wastes. This paper describes a pyrochemical method that is being developed at Argonne National Laboratory to recover transuranic elements from the EFR electrorefiner process salt. The method uses multistage extractions between molten chloride salts and cadmium metal at high temperatures. The chemical basis of the salt extraction method, the test equipment, and a test plan are discussed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7112691
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-75688; CONF-9209160-2; ON: DE92019600
• Resource Relation: Conference: International symposium on energy, environment and information management, Argonne, IL (United States), 15-18 Sep 1992
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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