METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION OF REACTOR SOLUTIONS
Abstract
A process for U recovery from phosphate fuel solutions is described. To fuel solution drawn from the reactor is added Fe(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ which destroys the U complex and forms ferric phosphate complex. The UO/sub 2/(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/ formed is extracted into TBP-kerosene in a countercurrent column. The TBP contalning UO/sub 2/(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/ is further purified by an aqueous Al(NO/ sub 3/)/sub 3/ scrub solution. The pregnant solution then goes to an H/sub 3/PO/ sub 4/ stripping and kerosene washing column. The H/sub 3/PO/sub 4/--uranyl phosphate solution is separated at the bottom and boiled to remove HNO/sub 3/ then diluted to fuel solution make-up strength. (T.R.H.)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4221149
- Patent Number(s):
- 2885260
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-13-020999
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- CHEMISTRY; ACIDITY; ALUMINUM NITRATES; BOILING; BUTYL PHOSPHATES; COUNTER CURRENT; DECOMPOSITION; DECONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION COLUMNS; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; IRON NITRATES; KEROSENE; MIXING; NITRIC ACID; PETROLEUM; QUANTITY RATIO; RECOVERY; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLUTIONS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; URANIUM; URANIUM COMPLEXES; URANIUM PHOSPHATES; URANYL NITRATES
Citation Formats
Maraman, W J, Baxman, H R, and Baker, R D. METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION OF REACTOR SOLUTIONS. United States: N. p., 1959.
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Maraman, W J, Baxman, H R, & Baker, R D. METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION OF REACTOR SOLUTIONS. United States.
Maraman, W J, Baxman, H R, and Baker, R D. Fri .
"METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION OF REACTOR SOLUTIONS". United States.
@article{osti_4221149,
title = {METHOD FOR DECONTAMINATION OF REACTOR SOLUTIONS},
author = {Maraman, W J and Baxman, H R and Baker, R D},
abstractNote = {A process for U recovery from phosphate fuel solutions is described. To fuel solution drawn from the reactor is added Fe(NO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ which destroys the U complex and forms ferric phosphate complex. The UO/sub 2/(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/ formed is extracted into TBP-kerosene in a countercurrent column. The TBP contalning UO/sub 2/(NO/sub 3/)/sub 2/ is further purified by an aqueous Al(NO/ sub 3/)/sub 3/ scrub solution. The pregnant solution then goes to an H/sub 3/PO/ sub 4/ stripping and kerosene washing column. The H/sub 3/PO/sub 4/--uranyl phosphate solution is separated at the bottom and boiled to remove HNO/sub 3/ then diluted to fuel solution make-up strength. (T.R.H.)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1959},
month = {5}
}
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