FUEL REPROCESSING SERIES. II. LOW-DECONTAMINATION AND VOLATILITY METHODS
Volatility processes, like solvent extraction processes, are able to achieve high decontamination. Tne basis of these processes lies in the differences in volatility of the uranium, plutonium, and flssion product fluorides. Lowtemperature processes, high-temperature processes, and hazards are discussed. Low-decontamination processes have as their objective the purification of reactor fuels only to a level such that they are suitable for reactor recycling. High decontamination refers to DF's of the order of 10/sup 6/ to 10/sup 8/ whereas low decontamination refers to DF's of the order of 1O to 100 (perhaps for only certain fission products). Two approaches to low decontamination systems are discussed, aqueous and pyrometallurgical systems. (L.T.W.)
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Washington
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-002838
- OSTI ID:
- 4325060
- Journal Information:
- Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication, Vol. Vol: 15, No. 12; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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