Counter-Current Extraction of Neptunium from Simulated Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor High Level Waste Using N,N,N',N'-Tetraoctyl Diglycolamide

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 457-468

  Ansari, S A ^a   Gujar, R B ^a   Prabhu, D R ^a   Pathak, P N ^a   Mohapatra, P K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

counter current; diglycolamide; extraction; Neptunium; TODGA; waste management

Indexed keywords

BATCH EXTRACTION; COUNTER CURRENT; DIGLYCOLAMIDE; EXTRACTANTS; HIGH LEVEL WASTE; MIXER-SETTLER; N-DODECANE; ORGANIC PHASE; PHASE RATIOS; PRESSURIZED HEAVY WATER REACTORS; SLOPE ANALYSIS; TETRAOCTYL DIGLYCOLAMIDE; TODGA;

EXTRACTION; HEAVY WATER REACTORS; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

NEPTUNIUM;

EID: 84867217125     PISSN: 07366299     EISSN: 15322262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07366299.2012.670601     Document Type: Article

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