Effect of crystal size on purity of uranyl nitrate hexahydrate crystalline particles grown in nitric acid medium

硝酸媒体から成長した硝酸ウラニル結晶状粒子の純度に及ぼす結晶径の効果

中原 将海; 野村 和則  

Nakahara, Masaumi; Nomura, Kazunori

照射済燃料溶解液から回収した硝酸ウラニル六水和物の結晶粒径と除染係数の関係を調べた。表面に付着している液体不純物は、粒径が大きくなると結晶の表面積が小さくなるため、除染係数が高い傾向を示した。しかしながら、固体不純物はそれほど効果がみられなかった。

A relationship between crystal size and decontamination factor of impurities for uranyl nitrate hexahydrate crystals was examined with a dissolver solution of irradiated fast reactor fuel. The large crystal size reduced the specific surface area of the crystals which in turn decreased the adhesion of liquid impurities on the surface of the crystals. Therefore, high decontamination factors of liquid impurities were achieved. However, the uranyl nitrate hexahydrate crystal size did not affect the decontamination of solid impurities in the experiments.