RECOVERY OF URANIUM FROM STAINLESS STEEL FUEL ELEMENTS
An investigation was undertaken to provide data required for the head- end step'' of a process for recovering uranium from spent uranium dioxide stainless steel fuel. The step consisted of dissolution of the stainless steel cladding in sulfuric acid, dissolution of the uranium oxide fuel in nitric acid-- sulfuric acid mixture, and a single solvent extraction cycle using 10% tributyl phosphate in a hydrocarbon diluent to separate the urarium from the stainless steel components. This treatment was designed to be compatibie with further solvent extraction processing to be carried out in the chemical processing facilities at the reactor test station in Idaho. (auth) ate position of the mixed-clay mineral in the case of the soil. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-010482
- OSTI ID:
- 4306997
- Journal Information:
- Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (U.S.) Formerly J. Ind. Eng. Chem. Superseded by Chem. Technol., Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (U.S.) Formerly J. Ind. Eng. Chem. Superseded by Chem. Technol. Vol. Vol: 50; ISSN IECHA
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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