Integrated experiments of electrometallurgical pyroprocessing using plutonium oxide

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-392

  Koyama, Tadafumi ^a   Hijikata, Takatoshi ^a   Usami, Tsuyoshi ^a   Inoue, Tadashi ^a   Kitawaki, Shinichi ^b   Shinozaki, Tadahiro ^b   Fukushima, Mineo ^b   Myochin, Munetaka ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Advanced reprocessing; Distillation; Electrorefining; Li reduction; Metal fuel; Molten salt; Pyroprocess

Indexed keywords

ANODES; DISTILLATION; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROMETALLURGY; MIXED OXIDE FUELS; PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS; SALTS;

ELECTROMETALLURGICAL PYROPROCESSING; ELECTROREFINERS; METAL FUELS; MOLTEN SALT; PLUTONIUM OXIDE; PYROPROCESS;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 34247117286     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711298     Document Type: Article

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