A UO2-based salt target for rapid isolation of fission products

Dorhout, Jacquelyn Marie; Wilkerson, Marianne Perry; Czerwinski, Kenneth R.

doi:10.1007/s10967-019-06433-9

Title: A UO₂-based salt target for rapid isolation of fission products

Journal Article · Wed Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06433-9· OSTI ID:1494476

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Univ. of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (United States); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Univ. of Nevada - Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Here, we report here an initial isolation study based upon the use of small uranium oxide particles dispersed in a soluble salt matrix to evaluate the relative recovery of fission products into acidic media. We further show that the macrostructures of the uranium microparticles are largely preserved, such that the bulk target material could be retained for additional irradiations or characterizations. Through this approach, fission products can be separated from the actinide-based target using low molarities of acid without the need to dissolve the actinide itself, reducing the amount of acidic waste. Extraction yields using two molarities of HCl and HNO₃ are compared.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1494476

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-24296

Journal Information:: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Vol. 319, Issue 3; ISSN 0236-5731

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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