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Patent No.:

US 8475747 B1

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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.


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Johnson, Michael. (2013). Processing fissile material mixtures containing zirconium and/or carbon (U.S. Patent No. 8475747). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8475747

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