GB2217732A - Apparatus for the electrochemical treatment of radioactive product solutions - Google Patents
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- GB2217732A GB2217732A GB8908693A GB8908693A GB2217732A GB 2217732 A GB2217732 A GB 2217732A GB 8908693 A GB8908693 A GB 8908693A GB 8908693 A GB8908693 A GB 8908693A GB 2217732 A GB2217732 A GB 2217732A
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- JFALSRSLKYAFGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N uranium(0) Chemical compound [U] JFALSRSLKYAFGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
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- QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N mercury Chemical compound [Hg] QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
- G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
- G21F9/04—Treating liquids
- G21F9/06—Processing
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
- C25B9/00—Cells or assemblies of cells; Constructional parts of cells; Assemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assemblies; Process-related cell features
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
- G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
- G21C19/42—Reprocessing of irradiated fuel
- G21C19/44—Reprocessing of irradiated fuel of irradiated solid fuel
- G21C19/46—Aqueous processes, e.g. by using organic extraction means, including the regeneration of these means
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
- Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
- Y02W30/00—Technologies for solid waste management
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- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE19883813017 DE3813017A1 (de) | 1988-04-19 | 1988-04-19 | Vorrichtung zur elektrochemischen behandlung von radioaktiven brennstoffloesungen |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| GB8908693D0 GB8908693D0 (en) | 1989-06-07 |
| GB2217732A true GB2217732A (en) | 1989-11-01 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| GB8908693A Withdrawn GB2217732A (en) | 1988-04-19 | 1989-04-18 | Apparatus for the electrochemical treatment of radioactive product solutions |
Country Status (4)
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| JP (1) | JPH01312493A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| DE (1) | DE3813017A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| FR (1) | FR2630134B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| GB (1) | GB2217732A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Cited By (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2761804A1 (fr) * | 1997-04-04 | 1998-10-09 | Doryokuro Kakunenryo | Procede de recuperation d'uranium et d'elements transuraniens dans du combustible nucleaire use |
| FR2773176A1 (fr) * | 1997-12-29 | 1999-07-02 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Procede et dispositif pour l'oxydation d'un ou de plusieurs actinides stabilises sous forme reduite par un ou plusieurs agents anti-nitreux, en solution nitrique concentree |
| US10758927B2 (en) | 2015-12-23 | 2020-09-01 | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | Rotary device |
| US12343693B2 (en) | 2015-12-23 | 2025-07-01 | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | Static mixers for continuous flow catalytic reactors |
Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1333978A (en) * | 1970-08-24 | 1973-10-17 | Allied Chem | Electrolytic oxidation of reduction concentration and separation of elements in solution |
| GB1366877A (en) * | 1970-11-24 | 1974-09-11 | Atomic Energy Authority Uk | Electrochemical processes and apparatus therefor in which counter-current two phase flow is combined with electrolytic reduction or oxidation |
| EP0001285A1 (de) * | 1977-09-21 | 1979-04-04 | Reis, August K., Prof. Dr. med. | Vorrichtung zur Entkeimung von Flüssigkeiten |
| GB1567212A (en) * | 1975-12-31 | 1980-05-14 | Kernforschungsz Karlsruhe | Vertical counter flow extraction column for liquid liquid extraction and simultaneous electrolysis |
| US4686018A (en) * | 1985-09-05 | 1987-08-11 | Societe Nationale Des Poudres Et Explosifs | Organic electrolysis cell with sacrificial electrode |
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| DE2146262C3 (de) * | 1971-09-16 | 1981-05-21 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH, 3000 Hannover | Vorrichtung zur Reduktion von Salzlösungen von Verbindungen kernphysikalisch spaltbarer Elemente |
| US4388162A (en) * | 1982-02-08 | 1983-06-14 | Institute Of Gas Technology | Continuous flow electrochemical cell and process |
| DE3506693C1 (de) * | 1985-02-26 | 1986-10-09 | Wiederaufarbeitungsanlage Karlsruhe Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, 7514 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen | Siebbodenkolonne fuer die Gegenstromextraktion |
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1988
- 1988-04-19 DE DE19883813017 patent/DE3813017A1/de active Granted
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1989
- 1989-04-17 FR FR8905043A patent/FR2630134B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-18 GB GB8908693A patent/GB2217732A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1989-04-18 JP JP1096560A patent/JPH01312493A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB1333978A (en) * | 1970-08-24 | 1973-10-17 | Allied Chem | Electrolytic oxidation of reduction concentration and separation of elements in solution |
| GB1366877A (en) * | 1970-11-24 | 1974-09-11 | Atomic Energy Authority Uk | Electrochemical processes and apparatus therefor in which counter-current two phase flow is combined with electrolytic reduction or oxidation |
| GB1567212A (en) * | 1975-12-31 | 1980-05-14 | Kernforschungsz Karlsruhe | Vertical counter flow extraction column for liquid liquid extraction and simultaneous electrolysis |
| EP0001285A1 (de) * | 1977-09-21 | 1979-04-04 | Reis, August K., Prof. Dr. med. | Vorrichtung zur Entkeimung von Flüssigkeiten |
| US4686018A (en) * | 1985-09-05 | 1987-08-11 | Societe Nationale Des Poudres Et Explosifs | Organic electrolysis cell with sacrificial electrode |
Cited By (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR2761804A1 (fr) * | 1997-04-04 | 1998-10-09 | Doryokuro Kakunenryo | Procede de recuperation d'uranium et d'elements transuraniens dans du combustible nucleaire use |
| US6033636A (en) * | 1997-04-04 | 2000-03-07 | Japan Nuclear Development Institute | Method of recovering uranium and transuranic elements from spent nuclear fuel |
| FR2773176A1 (fr) * | 1997-12-29 | 1999-07-02 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Procede et dispositif pour l'oxydation d'un ou de plusieurs actinides stabilises sous forme reduite par un ou plusieurs agents anti-nitreux, en solution nitrique concentree |
| WO1999034369A1 (fr) * | 1997-12-29 | 1999-07-08 | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique | Procede et dispositif pour l'oxydation d'un ou de plusieurs actinides stabilises sous forme reduite par un ou plusieurs agents anti-nitreux, en solution nitrique concentree |
| US10758927B2 (en) | 2015-12-23 | 2020-09-01 | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | Rotary device |
| US11541412B2 (en) | 2015-12-23 | 2023-01-03 | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | Static mixers for continuous flow catalytic reactors |
| US12343693B2 (en) | 2015-12-23 | 2025-07-01 | Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation | Static mixers for continuous flow catalytic reactors |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| FR2630134B1 (fr) | 1992-01-17 |
| DE3813017A1 (de) | 1989-11-02 |
| JPH01312493A (ja) | 1989-12-18 |
| GB8908693D0 (en) | 1989-06-07 |
| FR2630134A1 (fr) | 1989-10-20 |
| DE3813017C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1991-09-12 |
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| WAP | Application withdrawn, taken to be withdrawn or refused ** after publication under section 16(1) |