Aqueous methods for recovery of plutonium from pyrochemical residues

Conference · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6885897

Muscatello, A C; Killion, M E

Salt residues generated during such pyrochemical processing of plutonium as direct oxide reduction (DOR), electrorefining (ER), and molten salt extraction sometimes contain more plutonium than the economic discard limit, and the plutonium must be recovered. Consequently, the authors have been studying aqueous methods for recovering the plutonium and producing discardable wastes. Most of the work has been the investigation of chloride anion exchange recovery with some interest in leaching and precipitation techniques.

• OSTI ID: 6885897
• Report Number(s): CONF-8711195-
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 55; ISSN TANSA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ACTINIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ELEMENTS
ION EXCHANGE
METALS
PLUTONIUM
PYROCHEMICAL REPROCESSING
QUANTITY RATIO
RECOVERY
REDUCTION
REPROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLUBILITY
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS