Objective The main objectives of the proposed project are to develop processes for the separation of minor actimides : 1. without the generation of secondary solid wastes. 2. minimising the majority of the drawbacks encountered in the previous processes mentioned above, such as the precipitation of radionuclides; difficulties in the stripping of the actimides from the solvent, etc... Consequently, we propose to following principles for the design of the processes: 1. develop molecules (extractants, diluents, aqueous reagents) that can be at the end of their use in the processes, converted into gases which can be released into the atmosphere (CHON principle). 2. no reduction of the acidity of the HLLW to be processed. Accordingly, the proposed separation strategy includes two routes and broad sets of measurable objectives : 1. the first route corresponds to a single cycle process for which we must establish the fundamental criteria using molecular design, synthesis and evaluation for the simultaneous selective extraction of An (III) from Ln (III) in HNO3 aqueous solutions (< 2M). 2. the second route includes several extraction cycles, the first to extract the actimides and lanthanides from the HLLW, and the second cycle to separate the An from the Ln. Some effort will be devoted to the Am/Cm separation accordi to the time available. The proposal objectives clearly comply with those of the programme, particularl A.2 Fuel Cycle Concepts and A.2. New Partitioning Techniques. Programme(s) EAEC-NFS 2 - Specific research and training programme in the field of nuclear safety and safeguards, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 010202 - Partitioning techniques Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique EU contribution No data Address Ctr Etudes Vallée du Rhône - CE-VALRHO 30207 Bagnols-sur-Cèze France See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Sweden EU contribution No data Address 4,Kemivägenl liason office CTH 4 412 96 Göteborg See on map Total cost No data COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Germany EU contribution No data Address Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1 76125 KARLSRUHE See on map Total cost No data ENEA - Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente Italy EU contribution No data Address Via E. Fermi 21020 Ispra See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JUELICH GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße 52425 Juelich See on map Total cost No data FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH - TECHNIK UND UMWELT Germany EU contribution No data Address Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 EGGENSTEIN-LEOPOLDSHAFEN See on map Total cost No data
