Document Type

Annual Report

Publication Date

2008

First page number:

56

Last page number:

57

Abstract

The research objective is to experimentally evaluate the fundamental speciation of Pu and U in the TBP-dodecane-nitric acid- AHA system and the effect of pertechnetate, specifically:

• To determine the influence of nitrate on the speciation of U and Pu in the TBP-dodecane-nitric acid system. The aqueous and organic speciation of U and Pu are examined as a function of the nitric acid concentration, nitrate concentration, actinide ion concentration, temperature, and time.

• To determine the speciation of U and Pu with AHA in the presence and absence of TBP-dodecane organic phase. The aqueous and organic speciation of U and Pu are evaluated as a function of AHA concentration, metal ion concentration, metal ion redox state, pH, and temperature.

• To determine the interaction of AHA with pertechnetate, and the effect on the interaction of AHA and pertechnetate with U and Pu.

• To incorporate thermodynamic and kinetic data into existing modeling codes.

Keywords

Nitric acid; Plutonium; Radioactive wastes – Purification; Separation (Technology); Speciation (Chemistry); Tributyl phosphate; Uranium

Controlled Subject

Nitric acid; Radioactive wastes--Purification; Tributyl phosphate

Disciplines

Analytical Chemistry | Chemistry | Oil, Gas, and Energy | Physical Chemistry | Radiochemistry

File Format

pdf

File Size

147 KB

Language

English

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