Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle
Abstract
A method for recycling molten salt from electrorefining processes, the method having the steps of collecting actinide metal using a first plurality of cathodes from an electrolyte bath, collecting rare earths metal using a second plurality of cathodes from the electrolyte bath, inserting the collected actinide metal and uranium into the bath, and chlorinating the inserted actinide metal and uranium. Also provided is a system for recycling molten salt, the system having a vessel adapted to receive and heat electrolyte salt, a first plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, a second plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, an anode positioned within the vessel so as to be coaxially aligned with the vessel, and a vehicle for inserting uranium into the salt.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1987258
- Patent Number(s):
- 11613823
- Application Number:
- 16/724,705
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25D - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PRODUCTION OF COATINGS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 12/23/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Willit, James L., Tylka, Magdalena M., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., and Figueroa, Javier. Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle. United States: N. p., 2023.
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Willit, James L., Tylka, Magdalena M., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., & Figueroa, Javier. Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle. United States.
Willit, James L., Tylka, Magdalena M., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., and Figueroa, Javier. Tue .
"Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1987258.
@article{osti_1987258,
title = {Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle},
author = {Willit, James L. and Tylka, Magdalena M. and Williamson, Mark A. and Wiedmeyer, Stanley G. and Figueroa, Javier},
abstractNote = {A method for recycling molten salt from electrorefining processes, the method having the steps of collecting actinide metal using a first plurality of cathodes from an electrolyte bath, collecting rare earths metal using a second plurality of cathodes from the electrolyte bath, inserting the collected actinide metal and uranium into the bath, and chlorinating the inserted actinide metal and uranium. Also provided is a system for recycling molten salt, the system having a vessel adapted to receive and heat electrolyte salt, a first plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, a second plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, an anode positioned within the vessel so as to be coaxially aligned with the vessel, and a vehicle for inserting uranium into the salt.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2023},
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