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Title: Dissolution of Neptunium Oxide in Unirradiated Mark 53 Targets

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/799453· OSTI ID:799453

Nine unirradiated Mark 53 targets currently stored at the K-Reactor must be dissolved to allow recovery of the neptunium content. The Mark 53 targets are an aluminum clad neptunium oxide (NpO2)/aluminum metal cermet used for the production of plutonium-238. The targets will be dissolved in H-Canyon and blended with solutions generated from routine fuel dissolutions for purification by solvent extraction

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
799453
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-2002-00172; TRN: US0206396
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 7 Jun 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English