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JNC TN8400 2001-022, 60 Pages, 2001/03
JNC-TN8400-2001-022.pdf:1.31MB
A numerical simulation code for the TRUEX (Transuranium Extraction) process was developed. Concentration profiles of americium and europium were calculated for some experiments of the counter current extraction system those were carried out in CPF (Chemical Processing Facility) by using the code. Calculation profiles were in agreement with the experimental results. Operational conditions were also examinted for the americium recovery experiment by the TRUEX process carried out in the Plutonium Fuel Center. It was shown that lowering the concentration of nitric acid in the scrub solution and decreasing the flow rate of solvent and strip solution was effective for improving the performance of the stripping step and reducing the volume of the waste solution. In order to find the optimum conditions for various experiments, this simulation code was modified to calculate the concentration profiles of other metal elements such as zirconium and iron and the effect of oxalic acid on the extraction behavior of the metal elements. The calculated concentration profiles of americium and europium were varied by this modification. In the experiment at CPF, the calculations were carried out to obtain recovery ratio of americium in the product stream with the amount of oxalic acid added to the process. This calculation result showed that it was possible to improve the performance of decontamination of fission products by increasing oxalic acid concentration added to the process. The calculation was also carried out for finding the optimum conditions of oxalic acid concentration added to the europium recovery process.
2000/12)Kobayashi, Hideo; ; ; ; ; *; *
JNC TN8440 2001-005, 33 Pages, 2001/02
JNC-TN8440-2001-005.pdf:1.24MB
Four mass spectrometers are used for plutonium and uranium isotopic composition analysis in the Plutonium Fuel Center. Analytical errors of the analysis was evaluated based on routine control data obtained with measurement of reference materials. It was confirmed that the errors satisfied the International Target Values for safeguard analysis, and the random error of the analysis was improved by changing conventional method to total evaporation method.
Kajiyama, Tadashi;
JNC TN8410 2000-015, 7 Pages, 2000/10
JNC-TN8410-2000-015.pdf:0.09MB
Some falsification has been detected in the results of quality control data relating to the diameter of samples of pellets produced in the BNFL's MOX Demonstration Facility (MDF) on September 1999. This document is the outlines of inspection procedure for the MONJU fuel pellet in plutonium fuel center of JNC.
reload core fuel assemblyKajiyama, Tadashi; Numata, Kazuaki; Otani, Seiji; *; *; Goto, Tatsuro*; Takahashi, Hideki*
JNC TN8440 2000-008, 34 Pages, 2000/02
JNC-TN8440-2000-008.pdf:2.13MB
The procedure and result of lower endplug welding, Test and Inspection and Shipment of the 1 reload core fuel assembly (80 Fuel Assemblies) for the fast breeder reactor MONJU should be report, which had examined and inspected in Tamatsukuri Branch, Material Insurance office, Quality Assurance Section, Technical Administration Division, Plutonium Fuel Center (before: Inspection Section, Plutonium Fuel Division), from June 1994 to January 1996. The number of cladding tubes welded to the endplug were total to 13,804, 7,418 for Core - Inside of 43 fuel Assemblies and 6,386 for Core-Outside of 37 fuel Assemblies. 13,794 of them, 7,414 Core-Inside and 6,379 Core-Outside were approved by the test and sent to Plutonium Fuel Center. 10 of them weren't approved mainly because of default welding. Disapproval rating is 0.07%.