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Gadolinium Oxalate Solubility Measurements in Nitric Acid Solutions

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1036449· OSTI ID:1036449
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  1. Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

HB-Line will begin processing Pu solutions during FY2012 that will involve the recovery of Pu using oxalate precipitation and filtration. After the precipitation and filtration processes, the filtrate solution will be transferred from HB-Line to H-Canyon. The presence of excess oxalate and unfiltered Pu oxalate solids in these solutions create a criticality safety issue if they are sent to H-Canyon without controls in H-Canyon. One approach involves H-Canyon receiving the filtrate solution into a tank that is poisoned with soluble gadolinium (Gd). Decomposition of the oxalate will occur within a subsequent H-Canyon vessel.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-08SR22470
OSTI ID:
1036449
Report Number(s):
SRNL-STI--2012-00098R1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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