Next-generation purex flowsheets with acetohydroxamic acid as complexant for FBR and thermal-fuel reprocessing
- Reprocessing R and D Division, Reprocessing Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102 (India)
Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) is a novel complexant for recycle of nuclear-fuel materials. It can be used in ordinary centrifugal extractors, eliminating the need for electro-redox equipment or complex maintenance requirements in a remotely maintained hot cell. In this work, the effect of AHA on Pu(IV) distribution ratios in 30% TBP system was quantified, modeled, and integrated in SIMPSEX code. Two sets of batch experiments involving macro Pu concentrations (conducted at IGCAR) and one high-Pu flowsheet (literature) were simulated for AHA based U-Pu separation. Based on the simulation and validation results, AHA based next-generation reprocessing flowsheets are proposed for co-processing based FBR and thermal-fuel reprocessing as well as evaporator-less macro-level Pu concentration process required for MOX fuel fabrication. Utilization of AHA results in significant simplification in plant design and simpler technology implementations with significant cost savings. (authors)
- Research Organization:
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 21230373
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ISEC 2008: International Solvent Extraction Conference on Solvent Extraction: Fundamentals to Industrial Applications, Tucson, AZ (United States), 15-19 Sep 2008; Other Information: Country of input: France; 13 refs; Related Information: In: Proceedings of ISEC 2008, International Solvent Extraction Conference - Solvent Extraction: Fundamentals to Industrial Applications, by Moyer, Bruce A. (ed.), 1740 pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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