Process and apparatus for recovery of fissionable materials from spent reactor fuel by anodic dissolution
Abstract
An electrochemical process and apparatus for the recovery of uranium and plutonium from spent metal clad fuel pins is disclosed. The process uses secondary reactions between U.sup.+4 cations and elemental uranium at the anode to increase reaction rates and improve anodic efficiency compared to prior art processes. In another embodiment of the process, secondary reactions between Cd.sup.+2 cations and elemental uranium to form uranium cations and elemental cadmium also assists in oxidizing the uranium at the anode.
- Inventors:
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- Orland Park, IL
- Naperville, IL
- Lockport, IL
- Park Forest, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- NIRO SCAVONE HALLER & NIRO LTD
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867785
- Patent Number(s):
- 5009752
- 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:
- AC02-86CH10303
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- process; apparatus; recovery; fissionable; materials; spent; reactor; fuel; anodic; dissolution; electrochemical; uranium; plutonium; metal; clad; pins; disclosed; secondary; reactions; cations; elemental; anode; increase; reaction; rates; improve; efficiency; compared; prior; processes; embodiment; cd; form; cadmium; assists; oxidizing; anodic dissolution; form uranium; reaction rate; reactor fuel; fuel pins; fissionable material; reaction rates; chemical process; spent metal; spent reactor; electrochemical process; increase reaction; fissionable materials; metal clad; clad fuel; /205/204/
Citation Formats
Tomczuk, Zygmunt, Miller, William E, Wolson, Raymond D, and Gay, Eddie C. Process and apparatus for recovery of fissionable materials from spent reactor fuel by anodic dissolution. United States: N. p., 1991.
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Tomczuk, Zygmunt, Miller, William E, Wolson, Raymond D, & Gay, Eddie C. Process and apparatus for recovery of fissionable materials from spent reactor fuel by anodic dissolution. United States.
Tomczuk, Zygmunt, Miller, William E, Wolson, Raymond D, and Gay, Eddie C. Tue .
"Process and apparatus for recovery of fissionable materials from spent reactor fuel by anodic dissolution". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867785.
@article{osti_867785,
title = {Process and apparatus for recovery of fissionable materials from spent reactor fuel by anodic dissolution},
author = {Tomczuk, Zygmunt and Miller, William E and Wolson, Raymond D and Gay, Eddie C},
abstractNote = {An electrochemical process and apparatus for the recovery of uranium and plutonium from spent metal clad fuel pins is disclosed. The process uses secondary reactions between U.sup.+4 cations and elemental uranium at the anode to increase reaction rates and improve anodic efficiency compared to prior art processes. In another embodiment of the process, secondary reactions between Cd.sup.+2 cations and elemental uranium to form uranium cations and elemental cadmium also assists in oxidizing the uranium at the anode.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1991},
month = {1}
}
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