Chemistry research and development. Progress report, November 1978-April 1979

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Title: Chemistry research and development. Progress report, November 1978-April 1979

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The status of the following studies is given: calorimetry and thermodynamics of nuclear materials; americium recovery and purification; optimization of the cation exchange process for recovering americium and plutonium from molten net extraction residues; evaluation and comparison of bidentate extractants and methods for actinide recovery; a combined anion exchange-bidontate organophosphorus extraction process for molten salt extraction residues; a combined anion exchange-extraction chromatography technique for secondary recovery; plutonium recovery in the Advanced Size Reduction Facility; decontamination of Rocky Flats soil; separating lead and calcium from americium by chromate and oxalate precipitation; demonstration of the pyroredox process in the induction-heated, tilt-pour furnace; process development for recovery of americium from vacuum melt furnace crucibles; plutonium peroxide precipitation process; and a comparative study of annular and Raschig ring-filled tanks.

Authors:: Miner, F. J.

Publication Date:: 1979-10-05

Research Org.:: Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 5863021

Report Number(s):: RFP-2952
TRN: 79-022056

DOE Contract Number:: EY-76-C-04-3533

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; AMERICIUM; ION EXCHANGE; PURIFICATION; RECOVERY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; AMERICIUM OXIDES; PHOSPHONIC ACID ESTERS; EVALUATION; PLUTONIUM; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; SOILS; DECONTAMINATION; CALCIUM; CHEMISTRY; COLUMN PACKING; EXTRACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEAD; PEROXIDES; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; AMERICIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLEANING; ELEMENTS; ESTERS; EXTRACTION; MANAGEMENT; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PACKINGS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE PROCESSING; 052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing; 400105 - Separation Procedures

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