Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9825423 | Progress in Nuclear Energy | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The simple reprocessing method based on precipitation using N-cyclohexyl-2- pyrrolidone (NCP) as a selective precipitant for U and Pu ions from dissolved solutions of spent FBR fuels has been developed. On the basis of fundamental studies on precipitation behaviors, we designed and built up the scaled-up laboratory equipments (1/20-scale of future plant capacity of 200 tHM/y) to evaluate technological and economical feasibility. This system, which mainly consists of a precipitator and a precipitate separator, should be operated continuously from economical reasons. From the experimental results, it was confirmed that the precipitator is capable of producing UO22+-NCP precipitate stably with stipulated residence time (approximately 30 min), and the precipitate separator has the highly efficient separation of precipitate from the slurry. Furthermore, the parametric experiments indicated that the rinsing operation increased the efficiency in decontamination of FP elements.
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Authors
Kazuhiko Yamasaki, Takahiro Chikazawa, Yoshihisa Tamaki, Toshiaki Kikuchi, Masatoshi Hanzawa, Yasuji Morita, Yasuhisa Ikeda,