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Title: On-line Monitoring of Actinide Concentrations in Molten Salt Electrolyte

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OSTI ID:911868

Pyroprocessing, a treatment method for spent nuclear fuel (SNF), is currently being studied at the Idaho National Laboratory. The key operation of pyroprocessing which takes place in an electrorefiner is the electrochemical separation of actinides from other constituents in spent fuel. Efficient operation of the electrorefiner requires online monitoring of actinide concentrations in the molten salt electrolyte. Square-wave voltammetry (SWV) and normal pulse voltammetry (NPV) are being investigated to assess their applicability to the measurement of actinide concentrations in the electrorefiner.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC07-99ID-13727
OSTI ID:
911868
Report Number(s):
INL/CON-06-11515; TRN: US0800188
Resource Relation:
Conference: ANS 2006 Winter Meeting,Albuquerque, NM,11/12/2006,11/17/2006
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English