Advances in development of the fission product extraction process for the separation of cesium and strontium from spent nuclear fuel

Proceedings of the ICEM2007 - 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn , Issue PART A, 2009, Pages 525-528

  Law, Jack ^a   Peterman, Dean ^a   Riddle, Cathy ^a   Meikrantz, David ^a   Todd, Terry ^a  

^a IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

18-CROWN-6; ADVANCED FUEL CYCLE INITIATIVE; CALIX[4]ARENES; CENTRIFUGAL CONTACTOR; COEXTRACTION; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; EXTRACTANTS; FEED SOLUTION; FISSION PRODUCT EXTRACTIONS; FLOWSHEET; HEAT LOADS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULTANEOUS SEPARATION; SPENT NUCLEAR FUELS; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGIES;

AMERICIUM; CENTRIFUGATION; CESIUM; CROWN ETHERS; CURIUM; FISSION PRODUCTS; FLOWCHARTING; FUELS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; METAL RECOVERY; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POLLUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; REMOVAL; STRONTIUM;

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EID: 77952831868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ICEM2007-7077     Document Type: Conference Paper

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