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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Kenji Koizumi, Naka-gun, JP;
Nobuo Okamura, Naka-gun, JP;
Tadahiro Washiya, Naka-gun, JP;
Shinichi Aose, Naka-gun, JP;
Kenji Koizumi, Naka-gun, JP;
Nobuo Okamura, Naka-gun, JP;
Tadahiro Washiya, Naka-gun, JP;
Shinichi Aose, Naka-gun, JP;
Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
An electrolytic apparatus for an oxide electrolytic method includes an interior of an electrolytic vessel, a common cathode and two types of anodes different in shape and arrangement, a first electrolysis controller is connected between the cathode and the first anode, and a second electrolysis controller is connected between the cathode and the second anode. The electrolytic processing of the substance in the electrolytic vessel is carried out such that a pair of the cathode and one of the anodes is used for main electrolysis and a pair of the cathode and the other anode is used for auxiliary electrolysis. By this apparatus, prevention of the ununiform distribution of the electrodeposit, improvement of the processing speed and improvement of the durability of the crucible are achieved, whereby the recycling of spent nuclear fuels based on the nonaqueous reprocessing method is made feasible in a commercial scale.