Operating experience with WAK

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1975 · Atomwirtsch., Atomtech., v. 20, no. 7, pp. 342-346

OSTI ID:4141954

Schueller, W; Huppert, K L; Hoffmann, W

The Karlsruhe Reprocessing Plant WAK was built as a pilot plant between 1967 and 1970 and began active operation in the fall of 1971 following a commissioning program which involved several stages. The plant primarily serves the purpose of conveying operating experience and is used for the advancement of the technology of chemical reprocessing of spent fuel elements. Operating experience so far has established important preconditions to the construction of a large reprocessing plant. While at the time WAK was planned, ten years ago, different reprocessing techniques were still under discussion, the PUREX flowsheet adopted in WAK is now internationally regarded as the only technique applicable on a large technical scale. Numerous improvements of the equipment brought about in the course of operation helped to improve the results of main and auxiliary process units. (orig.)

• Research Organization: Gesellschaft zur Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen m.b.H., Leopoldshafen (F.R. Germany)
• NSA Number: NSA-33-009005
• OSTI ID: 4141954
• Journal Information: Atomwirtsch., Atomtech., v. 20, no. 7, pp. 342-346, Journal Name: Atomwirtsch., Atomtech., v. 20, no. 7, pp. 342-346; ISSN AWAKA
• Country of Publication: Germany
• Language: German

Related Subjects

*WAK-- PERFORMANCE
050800* --Nuclear Fuels--Spent Fuels Reprocessing
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
DISTURBANCES
FLOWSHEETS
HEAD END PROCESSES
N40450* --Chemistry--Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry-- Reactor Fuel Processing
OPERATION
OPTIMIZATION
PLANNING
PUREX PROCESS
PURIFICATION
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAMPLING
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS