Process to remove rare earth from IFR electrolyte
Abstract
The invention is a process for the removal of rare earths from molten chloride electrolyte salts used in the reprocessing of integrated fast reactor fuel (IFR). The process can be used either continuously during normal operation of the electrorefiner or as a batch process. The process consists of first separating the actinide values from the salt before purification by removal of the rare earths. After replacement of the actinides removed in the first step, the now-purified salt electrolyte has the same uranium and plutonium concentration and ratio as when the salt was removed from the electrorefiner. 1 fig.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 7110962
- Patent Number(s):
- 5336450
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-999339
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 31 Dec 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; IFR REACTOR; SPENT FUELS; RARE EARTHS; REMOVAL; REPROCESSING; ELECTROREFINING; ELECTROLYSIS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; EPITHERMAL REACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL REACTORS; FAST REACTORS; FUELS; LYSIS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; PROCESSING; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; REFINING; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; ZERO POWER REACTORS; 050800* - Nuclear Fuels- Spent Fuels Reprocessing
Citation Formats
Ackerman, J P, and Johnson, T R. Process to remove rare earth from IFR electrolyte. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Ackerman, J P, & Johnson, T R. Process to remove rare earth from IFR electrolyte. United States.
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abstractNote = {The invention is a process for the removal of rare earths from molten chloride electrolyte salts used in the reprocessing of integrated fast reactor fuel (IFR). The process can be used either continuously during normal operation of the electrorefiner or as a batch process. The process consists of first separating the actinide values from the salt before purification by removal of the rare earths. After replacement of the actinides removed in the first step, the now-purified salt electrolyte has the same uranium and plutonium concentration and ratio as when the salt was removed from the electrorefiner. 1 fig.},
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