Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels. [Patent application]
Abstract
Spent nuclear fuels, including actinide fuels, volatile and non-volatile fission products, are reprocessed and separated in a molten metal solvent housed in the reaction region of a separation vessel which includes a reflux region positioned above the molten tin solvent. The reflux region minimizes loss of evaporated solvent during the separation of the actinide fuels from the volatile fission products. Additionally, inclusion of the reflux region permits the separation of the more volatile fission products (noncondensable) from the less volatile ones (condensable).
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6743847
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83002354
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; SPENT FUELS; PYROCHEMICAL REPROCESSING; BOILING; EVAPORATION; FISSION PRODUCTS; LIQUID METALS; LOSSES; TIN; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FUELS; ISOTOPES; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REPROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCESSES; 050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
Citation Formats
Krikorian, O H, Grens, J Z, and Parrish, Sr, W H. Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels. [Patent application]. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Krikorian, O H, Grens, J Z, & Parrish, Sr, W H. Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels. [Patent application]. United States.
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"Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels. [Patent application]". United States.
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title = {Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels. [Patent application]},
author = {Krikorian, O H and Grens, J Z and Parrish, Sr, W H},
abstractNote = {Spent nuclear fuels, including actinide fuels, volatile and non-volatile fission products, are reprocessed and separated in a molten metal solvent housed in the reaction region of a separation vessel which includes a reflux region positioned above the molten tin solvent. The reflux region minimizes loss of evaporated solvent during the separation of the actinide fuels from the volatile fission products. Additionally, inclusion of the reflux region permits the separation of the more volatile fission products (noncondensable) from the less volatile ones (condensable).},
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place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {1}
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