Mo Recovery Updates and Physical Properties of Uranyl Sulfate Solutions

Technical Report · Fri Sep 14 04:00:00 EDT 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1132237· OSTI ID:1132237

Youker, Amanda J. ^[1]; Stepinski, Dominique C. ^[1]; Ling, Lei ^[1]; Vandegrift, George F. ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne) is assisting Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) in their efforts to develop SHINE, which is an accelerator-driven process that will use a uranyl sulfate solution for the production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99). An integral part of the process is the development of a plant-scale column for the separation and recovery of Mo-99. Argonne has collected data from batch studies and small-scale column experiments to input into VERSE (Versatile Reaction Separation), which was developed by Dr. Linda Wang at Purdue University, to design large-scale separation processes using data obtained on a much smaller scale. Plant-scale column designs have been generated for several different target solution configurations with uranium concentrations varying from 90 to 150 g-U/L; Mo concentrations ranging from 1.73 x 10^-3 to 3.55 x 10^-3 mM; and solution volumes varying between 142 and 395 L. Direct downscale column results confirm the validity of most of the plant-scale designs because typically less than 1% Mo is found in the effluent and 90–100 ± 5% Mo can be recovered under the appropriate stripping conditions.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1132237
• Report Number(s): ANL/CSE--13/20
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: ENGLISH