History and status of spent fuel treatment at the INL Fuel Conditioning Facility

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作者
Fredrickson, Guy L. [1 ]
Patterson, Michael N. [1 ]
Vaden, DeeEarl [1 ]
Galbreth, Gregory G. [1 ]
Yoo, Tae-Sic [1 ]
Price, J. C. [1 ]
Flynn, Eric J. [1 ]
Searle, Ryan N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Idaho Natl Lab, Mat & Fuels Complex, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA
关键词
Experimental breeder reactor II; EBR-II; Electrometallurgical; Spent fuel treatment; Pyroprocessing; Uranium electrorefining; FAST REACTOR FUEL; LIQUID CADMIUM CATHODE; IRRADIATED URANIUM; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; ELECTROMETALLURGICAL TREATMENT; ELECTROREFINER; BEHAVIOR; ZIRCONIUM; METAL; TRANSPORT;
D O I
10.1016/j.pnucene.2021.104037
中图分类号
TL [原子能技术]; O571 [原子核物理学];
学科分类号
0827 ; 082701 ;
摘要
Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) operated from 1964 to 1994 as one of the first sodium-cooled fast reactors to use sodium-bonded metallic driver fuels and blankets. EBR-II was a testbed for fuel development and reactor design principles. Following shutdown, it was decided to use electrometallurgical methods to treat the spent fuel and blanket materials for final disposition. This paper provides a brief history of U.S. liquid metal cooled reactor development with emphasis on EBR-II, and a technical description of the electrometallurgical methods.
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