2018 Annual Meeting

Presentation information

Oral presentation

IV. Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Materials » 404-3 Fuel Reprocessing

[3N01-05] Pyroprocessing

Wed. Mar 28, 2018 9:30 AM - 10:55 AM Room N (M3-211 -M3 Building)

Chair: Sou Watanabe (JAEA)

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

[3N04] Development of Innovative Nuclear Waste Burning System by Fast Reactor Cycle Using Pu Metallic Fuel with MA

Electro-refining test of high-content-Zr TRU metal fuel(3)

*Takashi Omori1, Hitoshi Nakamura1, Ryosuke Miura1, Yasushi Tsuboi1, Kazuo Arie1 (1. Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation)

Keywords:Metal fuel FR Cycle, Pyro-reprocessing, Electro-refining, High-content Zr alloy fuel, U free TRU Metal Fuel, Cadmium anode

TRU金属燃料高速炉で用いるZr高含有燃料(TRU-40wt%Zr)の電解挙動を、TRU模擬物質としてUを用いて試験・検討している。電解槽のCd相中にU,Zrを溶解し、このCdを陽極とした電解精製試験を行った結果、塩中へのZr溶解を抑制しつつ、Zr高含有金属燃料が電解できる見通しを得た。