Nuclear power provides a sustainable, long-term energy source that is an important
technology in efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions. However, issues related to …

Abstract Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) operated from 1964 to 1994 as one of the
first sodium-cooled fast reactors to use sodium-bonded metallic driver fuels and blankets …

Building upon the success of the first edition, the Nuclear Engineering Handbook, Second
Edition, provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of nuclear power engineering …

This paper summarizes research in used fuel pyroprocessing that has been published by
Idaho National Laboratory over the last decade. It includes work done both on treatment of …

This study examines zirconium electrochemical redox behaviors in LiCl-KCl-ZrCl 4 at 500 C.
Cyclic voltammetries are conducted with tungsten working and counter electrode. Four …

Electrorefining is an important unit operation for the pyroprocessing of spent nuclear fuel;
however, the uncontrolled growth of uranium dendrites traps molten salt into the deposited …

Electrorefining is the key process of the pryprocessing for treatment of spent nuclear fuels. In
the present study, a kinetic model for electrorefining is developed. The model has the …

Experimental studies were performed to provide measurement and analysis of zirconium
(Zr) electrochemistry in LiCl single bond KCl eutectic salt at different temperatures and …

During the molten salt electrorefining of spent nuclear fuel, multiple phases such as oxide,
solid metal, liquid metal, and molten salt often co-exist. Computational modeling can be a …

Modeling and simulation are effective tools for understanding the electrochemical processes
in pyroprocessing as well as for predicting some fundamental data of actinides and fission …