Minor actinide separation in the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels: Recent advances in the United States

Bruce A. Moyer; Gregg J. Lumetta; Bruce J. Mincher

doi:10.1016/B978-1-78242-212-9.00011-3

Minor actinide separation in the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels: Recent advances in the United States

Bruce A. Moyer, Gregg J. Lumetta, Bruce J. Mincher

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Abstract

Essential for realizing the goal of a fully closed nuclear fuel cycle, separations of minor actinides are being pursued in the United States at the level of fundamental research through demonstration of process concepts. Research entails developing a concept for achieving a separation of americium and curium from fission products (FPs) using a single solvent system for the combined extraction of trivalent actinides and lanthanides together with selective complexants for stripping americium and curium. An alternative line of research addresses the question concerning the possibility of exploiting the higher oxidation states of americium to achieve its selective separation from FPs and curium.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reprocessing and Recycling of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	289-312
Number of pages	24
ISBN (Electronic)	9781782422174
ISBN (Print)	9781782422129
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-212-9.00011-3
State	Published - Apr 23 2015

Funding

This research was sponsored by the Fuel Cycle Research and Development Program, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.

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U.S. Department of Energy
Fuel Cycle Research and Development Program
Office of Nuclear Energy

Keywords

Americium
Curium
Minor actinides
Nuclear fuel
Reprocessing
Solvent extraction

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