Simulated Pu Dissolution Using Microwave Technology CX(s) Applied: B3.6Date: 12/14/2015 Location(s): South CarolinaOffices(s): Savannah River Operations Office
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December 14, 2015
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Simulated Pu Dissolution Using Microwave Technology
CX(s) Applied: B3.6
Date: 12/14/2015
Location(s): South Carolina
Offices(s): Savannah River Operations Office
Savannah River National Laboratory will conduct a series of lab-scale experiments to determine the feasibility for using microwave-specific heating to achieve Pu metal dissolution inside of H-Canyon dissolvers. Titanium and cerium oxides will be used as surrogates for the Pu and will be dissolved in a strong nitric acid solution (9.78 M) with some (0.1 M HF) for this non-radioactive experiment.