Development of advanced reprocessing system using highly selective and controllable precipitants, 18; Examination of masking effect, 2

Harada, Masayuki*; Nogami, Masanobu*; Sugiyama, Yuichi*; Kawasaki, Takeshi*; Ikeda, Yasuhisa*; Kawata, Yoshihisa*; Morita, Yasuji  ; Kikuchi, Toshiaki*

We have been developing an advanced reprocessing system for spent FBR fuels based on precipitation method using pyrrolidone derivatives. In the present study, the masking effect of some reagents was examined for the purpose of the reduction of Pu(IV) co-precipitation in the first selective U precipitation step using N-n-butyl-2-pyrrolidone (NBP) as a precipitant. Experiments with nitric acid solutions of U(VI)-Pu(IV) showed the masking effect of N-n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) for Pu(IV).