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De-chlorination and solidification of radioactive LiCl waste salt by using SiO2-Al2O3-P2O5 (SAP) inorganic composite including B2O3 component
SAP (SiO2-Al2O3-P2O5) composite has been recently studied in KAERI to deal with the immobilization of radioactive salt waste, one of the most problematic wastes in the pyro-chemical process. Highly unstable salt ...
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Electrolytic reduction rate of porous UO2 pellets
The electrolytic reduction rate of porous UO2 pellets in a LiCl salt was investigated for various applied charges. The degree of reduction (α) value was evaluated from the ratios of cross-sectional areas of the r...
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Introduction of MKZP (Min Ku Zirconium Process) as an alternative to pyroprocessing for used nuclear fuel management
A new process to co-recover uranium and transuranic nuclides from used nuclear fuels was introduced, which was named ‘MKZP’ (Min Ku Zirconium Process), as an alternative of widely known pyroprocessing. Instea...
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Recovery of uranium using electrorefining with an anode-liquid cathode module (ALCM) in molten LiCl–KCl–UCl3–NdCl3 and cadmium distillation
A laboratory-scale anode-liquid cathode module was used to recover uranium (U) from molten LiCl–KCl salt bearing uranium (U) and neodymium (Nd). The influences of the salt composition and the anodic reaction o...
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Chlorination reaction kinetics of CsI under cladding hull waste treatment condition: a TGA study
The reaction between cesium iodide (CsI) and chlorine gas was quantitatively investigated using a thermo-gravimetric analysis system. A comparison between calculated and experimental results on the chlorine mo...
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Development of an anode structure consisting of graphite tubes and a SiC shroud for the electrowinning process in molten salt
In a molten chloride salt-based electrolysis, chloride evolution at an anode needs to be considered in terms of potential fluctuation, capture, and corrosion problems. Here, we demonstrate an anode structure c...
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Electrochemical study on various types of anode materials in LiCl–KCl eutectic salt used in the electro-winning process
The electrochemical behaviors of the molybdenum, graphite, and glassy carbon anode have been observed during the electrolysis of uranium chloride in an UCl3–LiCl–KCl molten salt. The cyclic voltammogram data of t...
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Study on physicochemical properties of U3+ in LiCl–KCl eutectic media at 773 K
In order to enhance the efficiency of pyrochemical technology, especially electrorefining process, physicochemical data of trivalent uranium in LiCl–KCl eutectic at 773 K were measured, including molar absorpt...
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In situ analysis for spontaneous reduction of Eu3+ in LiCl pyroprocessing media at 923 K
The spontaneous reduction of Eu3+ to Eu2+ was examined when EuCl3 was added into a pyroprocessing media of LiCl molten salt at 923 K. The amount of Eu2+ was calculated by measuring the total charge consumed to ox...
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129Xe NMR to probe microscopic mixing state of composite catalysts
129Xe NMR spectra obtained from microporous solid mixtures such as NaY-Pt/NaY and NaY-Pt/Al2O3 have indicated that the NMR peak pattern can depend greatly on the mixing method.129Xe NMR can thus be a very simple...