REPROCESSING OF POWER REACTOR FUELS. Quarterly Progress Report No. 9 for October 1, 1959 to January 1, 1960
Pressure and mechanical vibration are effective in maintaining continuous anodic dissolution in HHO/sub 3/ of stainless steel contained in an electrolytically inert anode basket. Zirconium metal can be electrolytically disintegrated in HNO/sub 2/ by the same technique: in this case 85% of the zirconium precipitates as ZrO/sub 2/ and only 15% remains in solution. When Zr- 10% U alloy is electrolytically disintegrated in HNO/sub 3/, 60 to 80% of the zirconium precipitates as ZrO/sub 2/, carrying 10% or more of the uranium. The constituents of a charge of PRDC elements, zirconium and U- Mo alloy. were dissolved in a two-step process with HNO/sub 3/ and HF. The rate of dissolution of irradiated PRDC fuel is one to two times that of unirradiated fuel. (For preceding period see DP-439.) (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) & Co. Savannah River Lab., Aiken, S.C.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-025538
- OSTI ID:
- 4134985
- Report Number(s):
- DP-479
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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