Phosphate conversion behaviors of FP chlorides with spent electrolyte recycling

Kofuji, Hirohide  ; Amamoto, Ippei; Sasaki, Kazuya*; Yasumoto, Masaru*; Takasaki, Yasushi*; Myochin, Munetaka; Terai, Takayuki*

The process flow of the phosphate conversion technique has been developed for the reduction of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) generated from the metal-electrorefining process. In this study, the results of thermodynamic calculations for the phosphate conversion reactions were examined by the basic experiments. The chlorides of rare earth elements (REE) turned out to be converted into phosphates easily. Furthermore, as the additive for the phosphate conversion reaction, high temperature behavior of lithium phosphate was evaluated to elucidate the thermodynamic property.