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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Michael Ernest Johnson, Richland, WA (US);
Martin David Maloney, Evergreen, CO (US);
Inventors:
Michael Ernest Johnson, Richland, WA (US);
Martin David Maloney, Evergreen, CO (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 19/00 (2006.01); C01G 56/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of processing spent TRIZO-coated nuclear fuel may include adding fluoride to complex zirconium present in a dissolved TRIZO-coated fuel. Complexing the zirconium with fluoride may reduce or eliminate the potential for zirconium to interfere with the extraction of uranium and/or transuranics from fission materials in the spent nuclear fuel.