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Title: Actinide Recovery Experiments with Bench-Scale Liquid Cadmium Cathode in Fission Product-Laden Molten Salt

Journal Article · · Journal of Nuclear Technology
OSTI ID:950048

This article summarizes the observations and analytical results from a series of bench- scale liquid cadmium cathode experiments that recovered transuranic elements together with uranium from a molten electrolyte laden with real fission products. Variable parameters such as the ratio of Pu3+/U3+ in the electrolyte, liquid cadmium cathode voltage, and feed materials were tested in the LCC experiments. Actinide recovery efficiency and Pu/U ratio in the liquid cadmium cathode product under variable conditions are reported in the article. Separation factors for actinides and rare earth elements in the salt/cadmium system are also presented.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - NE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-99ID-13727
OSTI ID:
950048
Report Number(s):
INL/JOU-06-12031; TRN: US0901948
Journal Information:
Journal of Nuclear Technology, Vol. 165, Issue 2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English