Download or read book Hot Cell Studies of Light Water Reactor Fuel Reprocessing. [Radioactivity Distribution ; Dissolution ; Extraction ; Waste Evaporation]. written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiments were run using all-glass equipment with irradiated fuel in a hot cell, in order to study possible problems in LWR fuel reprocessing (radioactivity distribution during dissolution, stability of extraction raffinate, waste partitioning). Behavior of 129I, tritium, and 14C in the off-gas was studied, as were the radioisotopes in the dissolver solution; results are compared with ORIGEN calculations. Actinide mass analyses were also made and compared with ORIGEN. Residues and cladding problems were studied. Solvent extraction is next considered, and the beneficial effect of radiation on the Pu and Ru extraction is pointed out. Synthetic waste evaporations were carried out and the composition of the solid analyzed.