Development of electrochemical separation methods in molten LiF-NaF-KF for the Molten Salt Reactor fuel cycle

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1017-1024

  Souček, Pavel ^a   Lisý, František ^a   Tuláčková, Radka ^a   Uhlíř, Jan ^a   Mráz, Rudolf ^b  

^a NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electrochemical separation; Molten fluorides; Molten salt reactor; Pyrochemical partitioning; Spent fuel reprocessing

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SEPARATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPENT FUELS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION; MOLTEN FLUORIDES; MOLTEN SALT REACTORS;

FISSION PRODUCTS;

EID: 32444449632     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: 00223131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3327/jnst.42.1017     Document Type: Article

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