Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel
Abstract
An electrolytic cell for refining a mixture of metals including spent fuel containing U and Pu contaminated with other metals is claimed. The cell includes a metallic pot containing a metallic pool as one anode at a lower level, a fused salt as the electrolyte at an intermediate level and a cathode and an anode basket in spaced-apart positions in the electrolyte with the cathode and anode being retractable to positions above the electrolyte during which spent fuel may be added to the anode basket. The anode basket is extendable into the lower pool to dissolve at least some metallic contaminants; the anode basket contains the spent fuel acting as a second anode when in the electrolyte.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 5281477
- Application Number:
- ON: DE85017744
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; PLUTONIUM; ELECTROREFINING; SPENT FUELS; REPROCESSING; URANIUM; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ACTINIDES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; LYSIS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PROCESSING; REACTOR MATERIALS; REFINING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; 050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
Citation Formats
Miller, W E, Steindler, M J, and Burris, L. Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel. United States: N. p., 1985.
Web.
Miller, W E, Steindler, M J, & Burris, L. Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel. United States.
Miller, W E, Steindler, M J, and Burris, L. Fri .
"Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel". United States.
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author = {Miller, W E and Steindler, M J and Burris, L},
abstractNote = {An electrolytic cell for refining a mixture of metals including spent fuel containing U and Pu contaminated with other metals is claimed. The cell includes a metallic pot containing a metallic pool as one anode at a lower level, a fused salt as the electrolyte at an intermediate level and a cathode and an anode basket in spaced-apart positions in the electrolyte with the cathode and anode being retractable to positions above the electrolyte during which spent fuel may be added to the anode basket. The anode basket is extendable into the lower pool to dissolve at least some metallic contaminants; the anode basket contains the spent fuel acting as a second anode when in the electrolyte.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 1985},
month = {Fri Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 1985}
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