Extraction and separation of Se, Zr, Pd, and Cs including long-lived radionuclides

硝酸溶液からオクタノール中への長半減期核種を含むS, Zr, Pd, Csの溶媒抽出

佐々木 祐二  ; 森田 圭介 ; 鈴木 伸一; 塩飽 秀啓   ; 伊藤 圭祐; 高橋 優也*; 金子 昌章*

Sasaki, Yuji; Morita, Keisuke; Suzuki, Shinichi; Shiwaku, Hideaki; Ito, Keisuke; Takahashi, Yuya*; Kaneko, Masaaki*

硝酸溶液からオクタノールまたはドデカン溶媒へのSe, Zr, Pd, Csの溶媒抽出を行った。これら元素は長半減期の核種を含み、高レベル廃液の処理にとってこれら元素の簡便な分離方法の開発が不可欠である。Seはフェニレンジアミン、ZrはHDEHP又はTODGA、PdはMIDOA又はNTAアミドで抽出可能である。CsはDtBuDB18C6を用いて、抽出溶媒を水相の10倍を用いることで90%回収を達成できることを確認した。

The solvent extraction of Se, Zr, Pd, and Cs from nitric acid into 1-octanol (OC) and dodecane has been performed. These elements include long-lived radionuclides in spent nuclear fuels, so a simple separation method is indispensable for the development of the treatment of high-level liquid radioactive waste. It was found that Se can be extracted using phenylenediamine, Zr can be extracted using tetraoctyl diglycolamide and di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid, and Pd can be extracted using (methylimino)bis(dioctylacetamide) and hexaoctylnitrilotriacetamide. These elements can be recovered in over 90% yield by these extractants from nitric acid into OC. A distribution ratio of Cs of greater than 1 can be obtained using di-t-butyldibenzo-18-crown-6. It is clear that 90% recovery of Cs can be achieved using an extraction solvent with ten times the volume of the aqueous phase.