Process to separate transuranic elements from nuclear waste

Patent · Mon Mar 20 23:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7023966

Johnson, T R; Ackerman, J P; Tomczuk, Z; Fischer, D F

A process is described for removing transuranic elements from a waste chloride electrolytic salt containing transuranic elements in addition to rare earth and other fission product elements so the salt waste may be disposed of more easily and the valuable transuranic elements may be recovered for reuse. The salt is contacted with a cadmium-uranium alloy which selectively extracts the transuranic elements from the salt. The waste salt is generated during the reprocessing of nuclear fuel associated with the Integral Fast Reactor (IFR). 2 figs.

• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 4814046; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-217916
• OSTI ID: 7023966
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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