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Minor actinides separation by -hexaoctyl nitrilotriacetamide (HONTA) using mixer-settler extractors in a hot cell

Ban, Yasutoshi; Suzuki, Hideya*; Hotoku, Shinobu; Tsutsui, Nao; Tsubata, Yasuhiro; Matsumura, Tatsuro

Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange, 37(7), p.489 - 499, 2019/11

https://doi.org/10.1080/07366299.2019.1693486

Times Cited Count：17 Percentile：52.81(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)

A continuous counter-current experiment to separate minor actinides (MAs: Am and Cm) was performed with -hexaochyl nitrilotriacetamide (HONTA) as an extractant. Nitric acid of 0.08 M (mol/dm $^{3}$ ) containing MAs and rare earths (REs) recovered from high-level waste was used as the Feed, and the experiment was conducted for 14 h. The ratios of Am and Cm recovered into the MA fraction measured 94.9% and 78.9%, respectively. HONTA hardly extracted Y, La, and Eu in the Feed (99.9% for Y, 99.9% for La, and 96.7% for Eu), most of which were distributed to the RE fraction. A portion of Nd was extracted by HONTA, and consequently the ratio of Nd in the RE fraction was 83.5%. The concentrations of MAs and some REs in each stage were calculated using a simulation code, and the results are consistent with the experimental values. This code indicates that the ratios of MAs in the MA fraction and REs in the RE fraction could be 99% by optimizing separation conditions.

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Spent fuel test equipment for research and development activities at NUCEF-BECKY

Suzuki, Asuka; Hotoku, Shinobu; Ban, Yasutoshi; Tsutsui, Nao; Tsubata, Yasuhiro; Matsumura, Tatsuro

Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Asian Nuclear Prospects 2016 (ANUP 2016) (CD-ROM), 2 Pages, 2016/10

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) conducts extensive research and development (R&D) activities toward the development of aqueous separation processes for spent nuclear fuel at the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Safety Engineering Research Facility-Back-end Fuel Cycle Key Element Research Facility (NUCEF-BECKY). BECKY is equipped with three hot cells, several glove boxes, and fume hoods. One of the hot cells, called the process cell, contains bench scale spent fuel test equipment used for U, Pu, and other spent fuel material. In this study, we describe an equipment used for aqueous separation processes in the process cell.

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Consideration on blanket structure for fusion DEMO plant at JAERI

Nishio, Satoshi; Omori, Junji*; Kuroda, Toshimasa*; Tobita, Kenji; Enoeda, Mikio; Tsuru, Daigo; Hirose, Takanori; Sato, Satoshi; Kawamura, Yoshinori; Nakamura, Hirofumi; et al.

Fusion Engineering and Design, 81(8-14), p.1271 - 1276, 2006/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.08.100

Times Cited Count：20 Percentile：78.83(Nuclear Science & Technology)

The design guideline for the blanket is decided to meet the mission of the DEMO plant which is expected to use technologies to be proven by 2020 and present an economical prospect of fusion energy in the operational time of the reactor. To moderate the technological extrapolation, the structural material of reduced activation ferritic steel (F82H), ceramic tritium breeder of Li $_{2}$ TiO $_{3}$ and neutron multiplier of Be are introduced. To improve the economical aspect, the coolant material of the supercritical water with inlet/outlet temperatures of 280/510 $^{circ}$ C, coolant pressure of 25 MPa is chosen. Resultantly the thermal efficiency of 41% is achieved. To obtain higher plasma performance, MHD instabilities suppressing shell structure is adopted with structural compatibility to the blanket structure. To meet higher plant availability requirement (more than 75%), the hot cell maintenance approach is selected for the replaceable power core components.

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Present status of MLF building layout and ancillary facilities

Kaminaga, Masanori; Haga, Katsuhiro; Kinoshita, Hidetaka; Torii, Yoshikatsu; Hino, Ryutaro; Ikeda, Yujiro

Proceedings of ICANS-XVI, Volume 1, p.125 - 133, 2003/07

no abstracts in English

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Development of re-irradiation techniques using JMTR

Matsui, Yoshinori; Ide, Hiroshi; Itabashi, Yukio; Kikuchi, Taiji; Ishikawa, Kazuyoshi; Abe, Shinichi; Inoue, Shuichi; Shimizu, Michio; Iwamatsu, Shigemi; Watanabe, Naoki*; et al.

UTNL-R-0416, p.5_1 - 5_10, 2002/03

no abstracts in English

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