EVALUATION OF CONTAINER MATERIALS FOR ZIRCEX AND DAREX NUCLEAR-FUEL- RECOVERY PROCESSES

Technical Report · Wed Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 1957

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4311894· OSTI ID:4311894

Miller, P D; Peterson, C L; White, E L; Fink, F W

The selection of a suitable material for the processing equipment is most important in fuel-recovery processes. The problem arises because of the aggressive nature of the reagents that must be used for disintegrating or dissolving some spent fuel elements. In this investigation, corrosion tests were made under conditions simulating those that may occur in several proposed processes in order that candidate materials of construction could be evaluated. No material has been found which would allow both the hydrochlorination and dissolution steps of the vapor-phase Zircex process to be carried out in a single vessel. For a two-vessel process, several materials, please delete the above abstract no. 4811================

• Research Organization: Battelle Memorial Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-92
• NSA Number: NSA-12-004811
• OSTI ID: 4311894
• Report Number(s): BMI-1242
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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