Selective Separation of Trivalent Actinides from Lanthanides by Aqueous Processing with Introduction of Soft Donor Atoms | Zendy

Kenneth L. Nash | Zendy; Sue B. Clark | Zendy; Gregg J. Lumetta | Zendy

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Selective Separation of Trivalent Actinides from Lanthanides by Aqueous Processing with Introduction of Soft Donor Atoms

Author(s) -

Kenneth L. Nash,

Sue B. Clark,

Gregg J. Lumetta

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/967181

Subject(s) - actinide , nuclear transmutation , radiochemistry , isotope , chemistry , transuranium element , mox fuel , lanthanide , uranium , burnup , nuclear chemistry , plutonium , materials science , nuclear physics , metallurgy , neutron , physics , ion , organic chemistry

With increased application of MOX fuels and longer burnup times for conventional fuels, higher concentrations of the transplutonium actinides Am and Cm (and even heavier species like Bk and Cf) will be produced. The half-lives of the Am isotopes are significantly longer than those of the most important long-lived, high specific activity lanthanides or the most common Cm, Bk and Cf isotopes, thus the greatest concern as regards long-term radiotoxicity. With the removal and transmutation of Am isotopes, radiation levels of high level wastes are reduced to near uranium mineral levels within less than 1000 years as opposed to the time-fram if they remain in the wastes

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