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Method for cleaning solution used in nuclear fuel reprocessing

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5735220
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A nuclear fuel processing solution containing (1) hydrocarbon diluent, (2) tri-n-butyl phosphate or tri-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, and (3) monobutyl phosphate, dibutyl phosphate, mono-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, di-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, or a complex formed by plutonium, uranium, or a fission product thereof with monobutyl phosphate, dibutyl phosphate, mono-2-ethylhexyl phosphate, or di-2-ethylhexyl phosphate is contacted with silica gel having alkali ions absorbed thereon to remove any one of the degradation products named in section (3) above from said solution.

Assignee:
U S Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4394269
OSTI ID:
5735220
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Related Subjects

050800* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ACTINIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLEANING
DECOMPOSITION
DECONTAMINATION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
EXTRACTION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
METALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SOLVENTS
SPENT FUELS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
URANIUM