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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to separate fuel substances from other nuclear fission products without dissolving the substances as they remain oxides. SOLUTION: This method includes (1) a pulverization process for pulverizing fuel elements by heating and oxidizing spent fuel, (2) a selective sulfurization process for reducing the fuel substances and selectively sulfurizing nuclear fission products into sulfide or oxysulfide by heating the pulverulent bodies obtained in the pulverization process in an atmosphere containing a sulfurizer and (3) a magnetic separation process for collecting compounds of fuel elements and those of some nuclear fission product elements by suspending the compounds of the fuel elements and the nuclear fission product elements obtained in the previous process in a fluid and passing them through a magnetic separator and additionally separating them on the basis of the difference in their magnetic susceptibilities. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a real-time measuring method for a uranium oxide reduction process by metal lithium. SOLUTION: In this measuring method for measuring a conversion rate of metal uranium in a process for manufacturing metal uranium by a reaction of uranium oxide (UO x , x≤3) with metal lithium in the presence of a high-temperature molten salt, a measuring instrument is constituted of a constant potential/constant current power source, and an oxidation electrode and a reduction electrode in a reaction vessel, and the conversion rate of the metal uranium is measured using an electrochemical analytical method based on an oxidation reaction by oxide ion dissociated from the lithium oxide obtained as a by-product, and based on a reduction reaction by lithium ion. An progress situation in the reduction process is grasped accurately in real time, and a quick and simple measuring technique is provided, since the oxidation electrode and the reduction electrode are connected to the constant potential/constant current power source to measure directly a conversion rate of the uranium oxide reduction reaction in the high-temperature molten salt. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供金属锂对氧化铀还原过程的实时测量方法。 解决方案:在该测量方法中,通过氧化铀(UO x SB>,x≤3)与金属锂的反应来制造金属铀的方法中的金属铀的转化率 存在高温熔盐,测量仪器由恒电位/恒流电源,反应容器中的氧化电极和还原电极构成,并且使用电化学法测量金属铀的转化率 基于由作为副产物获得的氧化锂分解的氧化物离子的氧化反应的分析方法,以及通过锂离子的还原反应。 减少处理的进展情况被实时准确地掌握,并且提供了一种快速简单的测量技术,因为氧化电极和还原电极连接到恒定电位/恒流电源,以直接测量转换速率 高温熔盐中的氧化铀还原反应。 版权所有(C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance separation efficiency for separating an impurity from a nuclear material, and to enhance a reprocessing speed. SOLUTION: A fuel rod is heat-treated under chlorine gas to chlorinate a spent fuel and a sheathing material (first chlorination processing). A solid component provided in the first chlorination processing is heat-treated under chlorine gas containing a reductant (second chlorination processing). A gas component obtained in the second chlorination processing is recovered as a solid component (gas component recovery), and the solid component is heat-treated under the presence of mixture gas comprising chlorine gas and oxygen gas (oxidation processing). The solid component provided in the second chlorination processing is heat-treated under inert gas (FP separation processing). A solid component obtained in the oxidation processing, and a solid component obtained in the FP separation processing are dissolved into a molten salt to electrolyze the molten salt (MOX electrolyzing processing). COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To recover uranium and transuranium elements from a cladding tube and a channel box contaminated with uranium and transuranium elements and recover zirconium at a high purity. SOLUTION: The cladding tube and cladding hulls 25 of the channel box contaminated with uranium (U) and transuranium elements (TRU) are contained in an anode basket 20 and dipped in a molten salt. KCl-LiCl-ZrCl 2 having a low UO 2 solubility is used as the molten salt. Fused-salt electrolysis is executed in an electrolytic cell 18 by using iron or molybdenum as a cathode 19. Nb, Mo and Co which are contamination nuclides are recovered at the first cathode. When Zr starts depositing, the first cathode is replaced with the second cathode to deposit and recover metallic Zr at the second cathode. In the case of metallic uranium and transuranium elements adhering, they remain in the molten salt, and oxide settles as precipitate 28 on a bottom plate of the electrolytic cell 18 and is recovered. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve corrosion resistance of a forced cooling type induction- heating crucible made from copper, used for reprocessing of a spent nuclear fuel. SOLUTION: The method for preventing corrosion of a forced cooling type induction-heating crucible made from copper, used for dissolving a halogen compound, is characterized by arranging an anticorrosion layer of a metal with thermal conductivity of 5 W/m.K or higher, on the surface of the above crucible. The metal is preferably a Ni-based high alloy. The anticorrosion layer preferably comprises three layers consisting of a layer closest to the surface of the crucible having void fraction of 7.5%, a layer having void fraction of 8.5% or higher thereon, and a layer having void fraction of 5.5% or lower further thereon.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the dissolution speed of fuel, and to quickly perform collection by using metal being easily deposited from uranium oxide as an anode, by dissolving the metal by electrolysis, and by dissolving the fuel due to the action of a metal ion that has been dissolved. SOLUTION: A reprocessing device is composed of an electrolytic tank 1, fused salt 2, a cathode 3, an anode 4 being manufactured by metal that is not easily dissolved by uranium oxide, a reference electrode 5, an electrolysis device 6, and spent oxide fuel 7. The spent oxide fuel 7 is loaded to the anode 4, and is dipped into the fused salt 2. According to the potential difference between the reference electrode 5 and the anode 4, voltage is applied to the cathode 3 and the anode 4, and an application voltage is increased up to potential where Au is oxidized and dissolved. The fuel being brought into contact with the anode 4 out of the fuel being loaded on the anode 4 is oxidized at the anode 4, and uranium is dissolved. Since An Au ion in the fused salt 2 oxidizes the fuel for dissolving the uranium, the uranium is also dissolved from the fuel that is not in contact with the anode 4. The deposited uranium is collected at the cathode 3, and plutonium is collected from the anode 4.
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PURPOSE: To recover uranium very efficiently from an acidic aqueous soln. by bringing the soln. into contact with an aminomethylenephosphonic acid deriv. to form a water insoluble solid complex contg. uranium. CONSTITUTION: An acidic aqueous soln. contg. uranium is brought into contact with an aminomethylenephosphonic acid deriv. to form a water insoluble solid complex consisting of said deriv. and uranium. The complex is separated by filtration, and an aqueous alkali soln. is added to the separated complex to recover the uranium as hydroxide. The preferred aminomethylenephosphonic acid deriv. is a compound represented by general formula I , II or III, wherein each of R 1 WR 12 is H, 1W50C aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group which may have halogen, carboxyl, hydroxyl, thiol, amino, phosphonic acid, aminomethylenephosphonic acid or other group substituting a part of the H atoms, and each of n and m is an integer of 1W20. COPYRIGHT: (C)1983,JPO&Japio