Futuristic back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle with the partitioning of minor actinides

• For future back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, the partitioning of minor actinides: Np, Am and Cm, followed by their transmutation will minimize importantly the radiotoxicity of nuclear glass waste. In this paper, the research done in France and in Europe will be presented: (i) partitioning of Np by modified PUREX process, (ii) partitioning of Am and Cm by the DIAMEX and SANEX hydrometallurgical processes. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Kemiteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Chemical Engineering (hsv//eng)

Keyword

SOLVENT-EXTRACTION

AM(III)

EU(III)

actinide alloys and compounds

CHEMICAL SEPARATIONS

Publication and Content Type

art (subject category)

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