Power Reactor Fuel Reprocessing Status Report of ORNL Chemical Technology Division for April 1959

Abstract

Process development studies are reported on Sulfex, Zirflex, Zircex, Barax, alternative aqueous processes, mechanical processing, solvents, pilot plant and waste treatment. I" NOTICE T h is do cu m en t c o n ta in s in fo rm a tio n o f a p r e lim in a r y n a tu re and w as prep ared p r im a r ily for in te rn a l use a t th e O ak R id g e N a tio n a l L a b o ra to r y. It is s u b je c t to r e v is io n or c o rre c tio n and th e re fo re d o es not re p re s e n t a fin a l re p o rt. T h e in fo rm a tio n is n o t to be a b s tra c te d , re p rin te d or o th e rw is e g iv e n p u b lic d is s e m in a tio n w ith o u t th e ap p ro va l o f th e O R N L p a te n t b ran ch , L e g a l and In fo rm a tio n C o n tro l D e p a rtm e n t.

Determination of Tritium Concentration in Fuel Reprocessing Liquid Waste by Vacuum Freeze Distillation

“…Henceforth only tritium is considered, and when the concentration of tritium in the sample changes from c 0 to c by distillation, Eq. ( 2) becomes V!Vo=(cV/coVo)' 3 or c/co=…”