Electrorefining of americium
OwnerCarole Pernel, Lothar Koch +1inventors
InventorsCarole Pernel, Lothar Koch, Tadafumi Koyama
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Abstract
Described is a process for the separation of americium metal from spent fuel or chlorinated high level waste of fuel reprocessing by using a liquid electrode whereby americium will be obtained in high yields.
Claims5
A process for the partition of americium metal from rare earth fission products by electrorefining characterised in that
- the formed americium metal in a liquid metal electrode will be reduced by the exchange by the liquid metal electrode and thereafter recovering the americium metal from the alloy is recovered.
The process according to one of claims 1 to 3 characterised in that
- the liquid metal electrode is recycled after the separation of the americium metal.
An apparatus for carrying out the process according to one of claims 1 to 4 comprising a double glove-box, an argon purification unit, a heating well fitted into the bottom of the inner glove-box, an outer box for the preparation of the basic substances and a lead shielding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.