Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound – Radioactive metal
Patent
1991-10-03
1992-09-15
Hunt, Brooks H.
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound
Radioactive metal
423 211, 423155, 423179, 423 22, 423 23, 423250, 423251, 423253, 204 15, 252627, 75395, 75397, 75399, C22B 6002
Patent
active
051476169
ABSTRACT:
A process of separating transuranium actinide values from uranium values present in spent nuclear oxide fuels which contain rare earth and noble metal fission products. The oxide fuel is reduced with Ca metal in the presence of CaCl.sub.2 and a U-Fe alloy containing not less than about 84% by weight uranium at a temperature in the range of from about 800.degree. C. to about 850.degree. C. to produce additional uranium metal which dissolves in the U-Fe alloy raising the uranium concentration and having transuranium actinide metals and rare earth fission product metals and the noble metal fission products dissolved therein. The CaCl.sub.2 having CaO and fission products of alkali metals and the alkali earth metals and iodine dissolved therein is separated and electrolytically treated with a carbon electrode to reduce the CaO to Ca metal while converting the carbon electrode to CO and CO.sub.2. The Ca metal and CaCl.sub.2 is recycled to reduce additional oxide fuel. The U-Fe alloy having transuranium actinide metals and rare earth fission product metals and the noble metal fission products dissolved therein is contacted with Mg metal which takes up the actinide and rare earth fission product metals. The U-Fe alloy retains the noble metal fission products and is stored while the Mg is distilled and recycled leaving the transuranium actinide and rare earth fission products isolated.
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Ackerman John P.
Battles James E.
Johnson Terry R.
Miller William E.
Pierce R. Dean
Anderson Thomas G.
Hunt Brooks H.
Mai Ngoclan T.
Moser William R.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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