A Survey of headend processes for nuclear fuel reprocessing

Slansky, C.M.

doi:10.1007/bf03377428

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“…There are a great many variants of aqueous reprocessing technologies as described in contemporary literature. [117][118][119][120][121][122][123][124][125] A universal feature of all aqueous reprocessing technologies is that uranium, plutonium, and minor actinides are, after separations and calcination, recovered as oxide materials. If any forms other than oxides are needed for fuel fabrication, then additional chemical conversions are necessary.…”

Section: Savannah River Site 108mentioning

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Nuclear Fuels and Reprocessing Technologies: A U.S. Perspective

Fredrickson

Yoo

2021

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Reprocessing and/or waste management issues are of concern to the "back end" of the nuclear fuel cycle. Of course, there are a great many "nuclear fuel cycle" scenarios to consider; if not in practice, then at least in theory. The simplest conceptually is the "once through" fuel cycle in which the spent fuel is discarded. The more complex fuel cycle scenarios involve reprocessing spent nuclear fuels and a family of nuclear reactor technologies to accommodate burning and breeding for various military and commercial needs. Therefore, the selection of a specific "fuel cycle" is what ultimately imposes the engineering requirements of the reprocessing and waste management technologies. No one part is independent of the other parts in a fuel cycle flowsheet; all parts should be fully integrated. This paper presents a summary of nuclear chemistry processes, nuclear reactor technologies, associated nuclear fuel types, and the reprocessing technologies that serve the different nuclear fuel types. Comprehending how this series of topics are related to each other is a prerequisite to understanding the requirements of any reprocessing strategy. The summary materials presented here are selective, as opposed to comprehensive. More detailed information on any one subject can be found in the reference materials.

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Section: Savannah River Site 108mentioning

confidence: 99%