Method for recovering palladium and technetium values from nuclear fuel reprocessing waste solutions

Patent · Wed Dec 28 00:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:6478108

Horwitz, E P; Delphin, W H

A method is described for recovering palladium and technetium values from nuclear fuel reprocessing waste solutions containing these and other values by contacting the waste solution with an extractant of tricaprylmethylammonium nitrate in an inert hydrocarbon diluent which extracts the palladium and technetium values from the waste solution. The palladium and technetium values are recovered from the extractant and from any other coextracted values with a strong nitric acid strip solution.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• OSTI ID: 6478108
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
PALLADIUM
RECOVERY
RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TECHNETIUM
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
REPROCESSING
SPENT FUELS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
MANAGEMENT
METALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
PLATINUM METALS
PROCESSING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REFRACTORY METALS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES
052001* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Processing
050800 - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing