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Calculating the inventory of solvent extraction columns for material balances without shutdown

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5360788
This study demonstrates a feasible way to determine the nuclear material inventory of solvent extraction columns for calculating material balances without process shutdowns. An existing computer code, SEPHIS, was used to calculate the inventories in the solvent extraction cycles of a uranium recovery process. The applicability of the method was tested using published data on the uranium concentration profiles of solvent extraction pulse columns. The application of this method to the extraction cycles of the uranium recovery process is presented for daily uranium loss monitoring over those process units.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
5360788
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-9360; CONF-810706-37; ON: DE82006885
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English