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Partitioning of actinides from Stimulated high level waste arising from reprocessing of PHWR fuels: Counter Current extracts on studies using CMPO

Publication Type : Report

Thematic Areas : Biotech

Publisher : BARC External, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

Source : BARC External, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Number BARC/1994/E/014, Bombay, p.43 (1994)

Url : http://www.iaea.org/inis/collection/NCLCollectionStore/_Public/26/045/26045360.pdf

Keywords : AMERICIUM, CERIUM 144, Cesium, CMPO, COUNTER CURRENT, distribution functions, DODECANE, europium 152, europium 154, FISSION PRODUCTS, FLOWSHEETS, HTGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES, IRON 59, MIXER-SETTLERS, NIOBIUM 95, Nitric acid, oxalic acid, PARTITION, PHWR TYPE REACTORS, PLUTONIUM, purex process, ruthenium, SODIUM CARBONATES, solvent extraction, tbp, tracer techniques, URANIUM, Z1HC0NIUM 95

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Biotechnology

Center : Biotechnology, Phytochemistry Labs

Department : biotechnology, Chemistry

Year : 1994

Abstract : High level wastes (HLW) arising from reprocessing of pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) fuels contain actinides likeneptunium, americium and curium which are not extracted in the Pure: process. They also contain small quantities of uranium and plutonium in addition to fission products. Removal of these actinides prior to vitrification of HLW can effectively reduce the active surveillance period of final waste form. Counter current studies using indigenously synthesised octyl (phonyl)-N, N-diisobutylcarbamoylmethylphosphine oxide CMP0) were taken up as a follow up of successful runs with simulated sulphate bearing low acid HLW solutions. The simulated HLW arsing from reprocessing of PHWR fuel was prepared based on presumed burnup of 6500 MWd/Te of uranium, 3 years cooling period and 800 litres of waste generation per tonne of fuel reprocessed. The alpha activity of the HLW raffinate after extraction with the CMPO - TBP mixture could be brought down to near background level.

Cite this Research Publication : A. Banerji, Deshingkar, D. S., Chitnis, R. R., Wattal, P. K., Theyyunni, T. K., Nair, M. K. T., Ramanujam, A., Dhami, P. S., Gopalakrishnan, V., Rao, M. K., Mathur, J. N., Murali, M. S., Iyer, R. H., and Badheka, L. P., “Partitioning of actinides from Stimulated high level waste arising from reprocessing of PHWR fuels: Counter Current extracts on studies using CMPO”, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, BARC/1994/E/014, 1994.

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