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Development of an Oxide Reduction Process for the Treatment of PWR Spent Fuel  

Hur, Jin-Mok (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Hong, Sun-Seok (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Jeong, Sang-Mun (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Lee, Han-Soo (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
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Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT) / v.8, no.1, 2010 , pp. 77-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
Reduction of oxides has been investigated for the volume reduction and recycling of the spent oxide fuel from commercial nuclear power plants. Various oxide reduction methods were proposed and KAERI (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute) is currently developing an electrochemical reduction process using a LiCl-$Li_2O$ molten salt as a reaction medium. The electrochemical reduction process, the front end of the pyroprocessing, can connect the PWR (Pressurized Water Reactor) oxide fuel cycle to a metal fuel cycle of the sodium cooled fast reactor. This paper summarizes KAERI efforts on the development, improvement, and scale-up of the oxide reduction process.
Keywords
Electrochemical Reduction; Spent Fuel; Molten Salt; Metallization; Pyroprocessing;
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