- Patent Title: MODULAR, INTEGRATED, AUTOMATED, COMPACT, AND PROLIFERATION-HARDENED METHOD TO CHEMICALLY RECYCLE USED NUCLEAR FUEL (UNF) ORIGINATING FROM NUCLEAR REACTORS TO RECOVER A MIXTURE OF TRANSURANIC (TRU) ELEMENTS FOR ADVANCED REACTOR FUEL TO RECYCLE URANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM
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Application No.: US17591167Application Date: 2022-02-02
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Publication No.: US20230245794A1Publication Date: 2023-08-03
- Inventor: YECHEZKEL MOSKOWITZ , YEHUDAH MOSKOWITZ , VIK SINGH
- Applicant: CURIO SOLUTIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US NY INWOOD
- Assignee: CURIO SOLUTIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: CURIO SOLUTIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY INWOOD
- Main IPC: G21C19/46
- IPC: G21C19/46 ; G21F9/00 ; G21F9/30
Abstract:
A single integrated system for recycling used nuclear fuel (UNF) emerging from a reactor has a decladding vessel separating fuel pellets from nuclear fuel rods via oxidation to produce U3O8. A fluorination vessel is coupled to the decladding vessel to remove hexafluorides from the U3O8 produced by the decladding vessel. An electrowinning vessel is coupled to the fluorination vessel removing plutonium and actinides via electrowinning.
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