REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS
Abstract
A process of concentrating by electrolysis the uraatum and/or plutonium of an aluminum alloy containing these actinides after the actinide has been partially consumed by neutron bombardment in a reactor is given. The alloy is made the anode in a system having an aluminum cathode and a cryolite electrolyte. Electrolysis from 22 to 28 ampere-hours removes a sufficient quantity of aluminum from the alloy to make it suitable for reuse.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4155813
- Patent Number(s):
- 2930738
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- 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
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-015720
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ACTINIDES; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM FLUORIDES; BEAMS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL ELEMENTS; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM; REPROCESSING; RESEARCH REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SODIUM FLUORIDES; URANIUM
Citation Formats
Roake, W E, and Lyon, W L. REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS. United States: N. p., 1960.
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Roake, W E, & Lyon, W L. REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS. United States.
Roake, W E, and Lyon, W L. Tue .
"REGENERATION OF REACTOR FUEL ELEMENTS". United States.
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author = {Roake, W E and Lyon, W L},
abstractNote = {A process of concentrating by electrolysis the uraatum and/or plutonium of an aluminum alloy containing these actinides after the actinide has been partially consumed by neutron bombardment in a reactor is given. The alloy is made the anode in a system having an aluminum cathode and a cryolite electrolyte. Electrolysis from 22 to 28 ampere-hours removes a sufficient quantity of aluminum from the alloy to make it suitable for reuse.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EST 1960},
month = {Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EST 1960}
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