Solvent extraction of enriched uranium fuels at the Savannah River Plant

Conference · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7310957

Thompson, M. C.

A modified Purex process was developed in the Savannah River Laboratory and is now used routinely at the Savannah River Plant to recover enriched uranium (1 to >90% /sup 235/U) and either plutonium or neptunium from irradiated fuel. Performance is improved over the previous process except for zirconium decontamination. Laboratory tests at lower scrub acid concentrations show that the zirconium decontamination can be improved. Modifications which further improve uranium-neptunium partitioning have been tested in the laboratory, but not in the plant.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-09-0001
• OSTI ID: 7310957
• Report Number(s): DP-MS-76-77; CONF-770907-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
ACTINIDES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
METALS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NEPTUNIUM
NUCLEAR FUELS
PERFORMANCE
PLUTONIUM
PUREX PROCESS
REACTOR MATERIALS
REPROCESSING
SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPENT FUELS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
URANIUM
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS