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GB2113901B - Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels

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Publication number
GB2113901B
GB2113901B GB8236505A GB8236505A GB2113901B GB 2113901 B GB2113901 B GB 2113901B GB 8236505 A GB8236505 A GB 8236505A GB 8236505 A GB8236505 A GB 8236505A GB 2113901 B GB2113901 B GB 2113901B
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Prior art keywords
reprocessing
spent nuclear
nuclear fuels
separating spent
separating
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Expired
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GB8236505A
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GB2113901A (en
Inventor
Oscar Harold Krikorian
John Zolvah Grens
William Hunter Parrish
Melvin Sterling Coops
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US Department of Energy
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US Department of Energy
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Priority claimed from US06/340,591 external-priority patent/US4399108A/en
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
    • C01B21/00—Nitrogen; Compounds thereof
    • C01B21/06—Binary compounds of nitrogen with metals, with silicon, or with boron, or with carbon, i.e. nitrides; Compounds of nitrogen with more than one metal, silicon or boron
    • C01B21/0615—Binary compounds of nitrogen with metals, with silicon, or with boron, or with carbon, i.e. nitrides; Compounds of nitrogen with more than one metal, silicon or boron with transition metals other than titanium, zirconium or hafnium
    • C01B21/063—Binary compounds of nitrogen with metals, with silicon, or with boron, or with carbon, i.e. nitrides; Compounds of nitrogen with more than one metal, silicon or boron with transition metals other than titanium, zirconium or hafnium with one or more actinides, e.g. UN, PuN
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/42—Reprocessing of irradiated fuel
    • G21C19/44—Reprocessing of irradiated fuel of irradiated solid fuel
    • G21C19/48—Non-aqueous processes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
    • Y02W30/50—Reuse, recycling or recovery technologies

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Compounds Of Heavy Metals (AREA)
  • Manufacture And Refinement Of Metals (AREA)
GB8236505A 1982-01-19 1982-12-22 Apparatus and method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels Expired GB2113901B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US34062282A 1982-01-19 1982-01-19
US34062682A 1982-01-19 1982-01-19
US06/340,591 US4399108A (en) 1982-01-19 1982-01-19 Method for reprocessing and separating spent nuclear fuels

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GB2113901A GB2113901A (en) 1983-08-10
GB2113901B true GB2113901B (en) 1986-06-11

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CA (1) CA1202787A (en)
DE (1) DE3301641A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2520151B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2113901B (en)

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DE2064983C3 (en) * 1969-05-19 1979-03-08 Robert N. Palo Alto Anderson Process for removing metallic fission products from spent actinide fuel assemblies
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US3843766A (en) * 1969-12-09 1974-10-22 Us Navy Method of reprocessing nuclear fuels
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FR2520151B1 (en) 1987-08-28
FR2520151A1 (en) 1983-07-22
GB2113901A (en) 1983-08-10
CA1202787A (en) 1986-04-08
DE3301641A1 (en) 1983-08-18

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