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Recent progress in the chemical separations for the Actinex project

Abstract

Conceptual flow-sheets and laboratory works have been carried out recently in Fontenay-aux-Roses to gain insight into the partitioning of the actinides contained in various wastes, including the HLLW. The flow-sheets designed to separate the HLLW actinides include two main steps: the first is the removal of the actinide (VI), (IV), (III) from the acidic effluent of the first PUREX process extraction cycle; the second is the separation of the trivalent lanthanides from the trivalent actinides which were co-extracted with the actinides in the first step. N,N`-tetraalkylpropanediamide will be used in the first step. The properties and the advantages-disadvantages of these extractants will be discussed. For the trivalent actinide-lanthanide group separation two ways are explored simultaneously. The first one is a research of new extractants for the group separation of the 4f-5f trivalent ions. Several extraction systems are candidates for this separation; the actinides having an higher affinity for the ligands bearing donor atoms softer than oxygen. The point of the subject will be given. The second way is the separation of Am from the trivalent lanthanides after Am(IV) is protected by unsaturated phosphotungstates and can be extracted as phosphotungstate by primary or secondary amine. The work which must be achieved  More>>
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1991
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CEA-CONF-11066; CONF-9111291-
Reference Number:
SCA: 052001; 400105; PA: AIX-24:007752; SN: 93000932546
Resource Relation:
Conference: Technical committee meeting on safety aspects of nuclear power plant automation and robotics,Vienna (Austria),11-15 Nov 1991; Other Information: PBD: 1991
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ACTINIDES; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; ALPHA-BEARING WASTES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RARE EARTHS; ACTINIDE COMPLEXES; AMIDES; DECONTAMINATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLOWSHEETS; LIGANDS; 052001; 400105; WASTE PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCEDURES
OSTI ID:
10123508
Research Organizations:
CEA Centre d`Etudes de la Vallee du Rhone, 30 - Marcoule (France). Dept. des Procedes de Retraitement
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93612715; TRN: FR9300176007752
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
[20] p.
Announcement Date:
Mar 02, 1993

Citation Formats

Musikas, C, Bourges, J, Madic, C, Cuillerdier, C, and Adnet, J M. Recent progress in the chemical separations for the Actinex project. France: N. p., 1991. Web.
Musikas, C, Bourges, J, Madic, C, Cuillerdier, C, & Adnet, J M. Recent progress in the chemical separations for the Actinex project. France.
Musikas, C, Bourges, J, Madic, C, Cuillerdier, C, and Adnet, J M. 1991. "Recent progress in the chemical separations for the Actinex project." France.
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title = {Recent progress in the chemical separations for the Actinex project}
author = {Musikas, C, Bourges, J, Madic, C, Cuillerdier, C, and Adnet, J M}
abstractNote = {Conceptual flow-sheets and laboratory works have been carried out recently in Fontenay-aux-Roses to gain insight into the partitioning of the actinides contained in various wastes, including the HLLW. The flow-sheets designed to separate the HLLW actinides include two main steps: the first is the removal of the actinide (VI), (IV), (III) from the acidic effluent of the first PUREX process extraction cycle; the second is the separation of the trivalent lanthanides from the trivalent actinides which were co-extracted with the actinides in the first step. N,N`-tetraalkylpropanediamide will be used in the first step. The properties and the advantages-disadvantages of these extractants will be discussed. For the trivalent actinide-lanthanide group separation two ways are explored simultaneously. The first one is a research of new extractants for the group separation of the 4f-5f trivalent ions. Several extraction systems are candidates for this separation; the actinides having an higher affinity for the ligands bearing donor atoms softer than oxygen. The point of the subject will be given. The second way is the separation of Am from the trivalent lanthanides after Am(IV) is protected by unsaturated phosphotungstates and can be extracted as phosphotungstate by primary or secondary amine. The work which must be achieved to apply this flow-sheet to the HLLW partitioning at the industrial scale is pointed out.}
place = {France}
year = {1991}
month = {Dec}
}