40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT IN THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

Conference · Thu Feb 27 04:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:825645

Drain, F; Vinoche, R; Duhamet, J

Three types of liquid-liquid extraction equipment are used in industrial reprocessing plants. Each is described below, with a special focus on pulsed columns and centrifugal extractors, which have been the subject of an extensive R&D program by the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). Various models have been developed to simulate equipment behavior and flowsheets. The excellent results obtained during industrial operation of the UP3 and UP2-800 plants in La Hague have confirmed the validity of the choices made during the design phases and pave the way for future improvement of the reprocessing process, from a technical and a financial standpoint.

• Research Organization: SGN, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 78182 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Cedex (FR); COGEMA, 2 rue Paul Dautier, BP 4, 78141 Vilizy Cedex (FR); CEA VALRHO, BP 171, 30207 Bagnols-sur-Ceze Cedex (FR)
• Sponsoring Organization: WM Symposia, Inc. (US)
• OSTI ID: 825645
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
DESIGN
FLOWSHEETS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
REPROCESSING
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
WASTE MANAGEMENT