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, the cell including 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 and the anode basket being extendable into the lower pool to dissolve at least some metallic contaminants, the anode basket containing the spent fuel acting as a second anode when in the electrolyte.
- Inventors:
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- Naperville, IL
- Park Forest, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865889
- Patent Number(s):
- 4596647
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C25 - ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES C25C - PROCESSES FOR THE ELECTROLYTIC PRODUCTION, RECOVERY OR REFINING OF METALS
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- electrolysis; cell; reprocessing; plutonium; reactor; fuel; electrolytic; refining; mixture; metals; including; spent; containing; contaminated; metallic; pot; pool; anode; level; fused; salt; electrolyte; intermediate; cathode; basket; spaced-apart; positions; retractable; added; extendable; dissolve; contaminants; acting; anode basket; fused salt; cell including; electrolytic cell; spent fuel; reactor fuel; metallic contaminants; metallic contaminant; metals including; electrolysis cell; fuel containing; /204/205/
Citation Formats
Miller, William E, Steindler, Martin J, and Burris, Leslie. Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Miller, William E, Steindler, Martin J, & Burris, Leslie. Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel. United States.
Miller, William E, Steindler, Martin J, and Burris, Leslie. Wed .
"Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865889.
@article{osti_865889,
title = {Electrolysis cell for reprocessing plutonium reactor fuel},
author = {Miller, William E and Steindler, Martin J and Burris, Leslie},
abstractNote = {An electrolytic cell for refining a mixture of metals including spent fuel containing U and Pu contaminated with other metals, the cell including 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 and the anode basket being extendable into the lower pool to dissolve at least some metallic contaminants, the anode basket containing the spent fuel acting as a second anode when in the electrolyte.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1986},
month = {1}
}
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