Abstract
Electrochemical processing of spent nuclear fuel in molten chloride salts results in radioactive salt waste. Chlorine removal from the salt has been identified as an effective and efficient first step in the management of high-level waste. In this work, a simple salt was dechlorinated with a phosphoric acid phosphate precursor, resulting in a glassy dechlorinated product. The dechlorination efficacy was evaluated in air and argon environments. This work serves as an initial step to advance the technological readiness level of h3po4-based dechlorination step toward implementation of iron phosphate waste forms to immobilize electrochemical fuel reprocessing salt waste streams.
Recommended Citation
P. Murray et al., "Phosphate-Based Dechlorination of Electrorefiner Salt Waste using a Phosphoric Acid Precursor," ACS Omega, American Chemical Society, Jan 2024.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c00542
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Publication Status
Open Access
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
2470-1343
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
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text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 2024
