Recovery of nuclear fuel material

Details Recovery of nuclear fuel material Recovery of nuclear fuel material

1978-05-04

1981-02-03

Schafer, Richard E.

Chemistry of inorganic compounds

Treating mixture to obtain metal containing compound

Radioactive metal

148 15, 148 155, 148 16, 148 165, 148 19, 148 20, 225 2, 241 14, 241 30, G21C 1948

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ABSTRACT:
Irradiated nuclear fuel is separated from the protective metal sheath in which it is enclosed by treating the sheath with an embrittling agent which effects embrittlement of the sheath, breaking up the sheath and separating the nuclear fuel material from the embrittled and broken-up sheath.

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patent: 3089751 (1963-05-01), Beaver et al.
patent: 3867510 (1975-02-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4045356 (1977-08-01), Eisner et al.
Reactor Handbook, vol. II, Fuel Reprocessing, Interscience, N.Y. 1961, pp. 42-46; 50-55.

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