Method for dissolving plutonium oxide with HI and separating plutonium

Title: Method for dissolving plutonium oxide with HI and separating plutonium

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PuO.sub.2 -containing solids, particularly residues from incomplete HNO.sub.3 dissolution of irradiated nuclear fuels, are dissolved in aqueous HI. The resulting solution is evaporated to dryness and the solids are dissolved in HNO.sub.3 for further chemical reprocessing. Alternatively, the HI solution containing dissolved Pu values, can be contacted with a cation exchange resin causing the Pu values to load the resin. The Pu values are selectively eluted from the resin with more concentrated HI.

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Vondra, Benedict L. ^[1]; Tallent, Othar K. ^[1]; Mailen, James C. ^[1]

(Oak Ridge, TN)

Issue Date:: 1979-01-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN

OSTI Identifier:: 863262

Patent Number(s):: 4134960

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) ORNL

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; dissolving; plutonium; oxide; separating; puo; -containing; solids; particularly; residues; incomplete; hno; dissolution; irradiated; nuclear; fuels; dissolved; aqueous; resulting; solution; evaporated; dryness; chemical; reprocessing; alternatively; containing; values; contacted; cation; exchange; resin; causing; load; selectively; eluted; concentrated; plutonium oxide; resulting solution; containing dissolved; dissolving plutonium; containing solids; nuclear fuels; containing solid; irradiated nuclear; cation exchange; solution containing; exchange resin; nuclear fuel; separating plutonium; chemical reprocessing; /423/976/

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