DECONTAMINATION OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL
Abstract
A pyrometallurgical method of decontaminating neutronirradiated reactor fuel is presented. In accordance with the invention, neutron-irradiated reactor fuel may be decontaminated by countercurrently contacting the fuel with a bed of alkali and alkaine fluorides under an inert gas atmosphere and inductively melting the fuel and tracking the resulting descending molten fuel with induction heating as it passes through the bed. By this method, a large, continually fresh surface of salt is exposed to the descending molten fuel which enhances the efficiency of the scrubbing operation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4202221
- Patent Number(s):
- 2918366
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-14-007483
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; COUNTER CURRENT; DECONTAMINATION; EFFICIENCY; FLUORIDES; FUELS; IRRADIATION; MELTING; METALLURGY; NEUTRONS; SALTS; SURFACES
Citation Formats
Buyers, A G, Rosen, F D, and Motta, E E. DECONTAMINATION OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL. United States: N. p., 1959.
Web.
Buyers, A G, Rosen, F D, & Motta, E E. DECONTAMINATION OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL. United States.
Buyers, A G, Rosen, F D, and Motta, E E. Tue .
"DECONTAMINATION OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL". United States.
@article{osti_4202221,
title = {DECONTAMINATION OF NEUTRON-IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL},
author = {Buyers, A G and Rosen, F D and Motta, E E},
abstractNote = {A pyrometallurgical method of decontaminating neutronirradiated reactor fuel is presented. In accordance with the invention, neutron-irradiated reactor fuel may be decontaminated by countercurrently contacting the fuel with a bed of alkali and alkaine fluorides under an inert gas atmosphere and inductively melting the fuel and tracking the resulting descending molten fuel with induction heating as it passes through the bed. By this method, a large, continually fresh surface of salt is exposed to the descending molten fuel which enhances the efficiency of the scrubbing operation.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {12}
}
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