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Title:
NUCLEAR FUEL DISSOLUTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001041151
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention comprises a method for the dissolution of spent nuclear fuel pins or contaminated cladding, the method comprising contacting together the pins and both nitric and fluoroboric acids which, preferably, are present in admixture. The combination of acids dissolves both cladding and fuel at an acceptable rate and provides a solution suitable for use in subsequent purification processes such as the Purex process.

Inventors:
RANCE PETER JONATHAN WATSON (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2000/004592
Publication Date:
December 20, 2001
Filing Date:
December 04, 2000
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Assignee:
BRITISH NUCLEAR FUELS PLC (GB)
RANCE PETER JONATHAN WATSON (GB)
International Classes:
C22B7/00; C22B34/14; C22B60/02; C23F1/26; G21C19/46; G21F9/30; (IPC1-7): G21C19/46
Foreign References:
US5364603A1994-11-15
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