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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
K. Venugopal Chetty, P. M. Mapara, A. G. Godbole, Rajendra Swarup
Nuclear Technology | Volume 127 | Number 2 | August 1999 | Pages 233-237
Technical Note | Reprocessing | doi.org/10.13182/NT99-A2998
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An electrocatalyzed process has been described for the dissolution of plutonium from the contaminated neoprene gauntlets used during the fabrication of plutonium-bearing fuels. Agents Ag(II) and Ce(IV) were used as catalysts. The results indicated that it was possible to leach out plutonium satisfactorily from such contaminated neoprene gauntlets. The problems involved in processing with Ag(II) and the limitations of the process are also discussed. Further, plutonium was separated from the leached solution by solvent extraction using di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid as the extractant.
