Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle
Abstract
A method for recycling molten salt from electrorefining processes, the method having the steps of collecting actinide metal using a first plurality of cathodes from an electrolyte bath, collecting rare earths metal using a second plurality of cathodes from the electrolyte bath, inserting the collected actinide metal and uranium into the bath, and chlorinating the inserted actinide metal and uranium. Also provided is a system for recycling molten salt, the system having a vessel adapted to receive and heat electrolyte salt, a first plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, a second plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, an anode positioned within the vessel so as to be coaxially aligned with the vessel, and a vehicle for inserting uranium into the salt.
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1632515
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,550,489
- Application Number:
- 15/206,914
- Assignee:
- UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 07/11/2016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
Citation Formats
Willit, James L., Tylka, Magdalena M., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., and Figueroa, Javier. Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web.
Willit, James L., Tylka, Magdalena M., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., & Figueroa, Javier. Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle. United States.
Willit, James L., Tylka, Magdalena M., Williamson, Mark A., Wiedmeyer, Stanley G., and Figueroa, Javier. 2020.
"Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632515.
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author = {Willit, James L. and Tylka, Magdalena M. and Williamson, Mark A. and Wiedmeyer, Stanley G. and Figueroa, Javier},
abstractNote = {A method for recycling molten salt from electrorefining processes, the method having the steps of collecting actinide metal using a first plurality of cathodes from an electrolyte bath, collecting rare earths metal using a second plurality of cathodes from the electrolyte bath, inserting the collected actinide metal and uranium into the bath, and chlorinating the inserted actinide metal and uranium. Also provided is a system for recycling molten salt, the system having a vessel adapted to receive and heat electrolyte salt, a first plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, a second plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, an anode positioned within the vessel so as to be coaxially aligned with the vessel, and a vehicle for inserting uranium into the salt.},
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