TY - BOOK
T1 - Demonstration of In Situ Down Blending During ZIRCEX Process
AU - Welty, Amy K
AU - Barnes, Addyson Lyn
AU - Coleman, Trevor J
AU - Fujimoto, Meghan S
AU - MacLaughlin, Emma Rose
AU - Martin, Alexander Jacob
AU - Pilgrim, Corey David
PY - 2023/3/30
Y1 - 2023/3/30
N2 - The Material Recovery Pilot Plant has successfully demonstrated in situ down-blending of HEU fuel to support INL’s commitment to HALEU production technologies. Depleted uranium pellets, along with an HEU fuel piece were placed in the hydrochlorinator and subsequently declad and oxidized. UOx product was recovered, analyzed, and demonstrated to have reduced enrichment within the targeted range of 20 – 30 % U-235. This first attempt at in situ down-blending will be followed by continued process refinement over the remaining fuel operations at MRPP.
AB - The Material Recovery Pilot Plant has successfully demonstrated in situ down-blending of HEU fuel to support INL’s commitment to HALEU production technologies. Depleted uranium pellets, along with an HEU fuel piece were placed in the hydrochlorinator and subsequently declad and oxidized. UOx product was recovered, analyzed, and demonstrated to have reduced enrichment within the targeted range of 20 – 30 % U-235. This first attempt at in situ down-blending will be followed by continued process refinement over the remaining fuel operations at MRPP.
U2 - 10.2172/2382678
DO - 10.2172/2382678
M3 - Technical Report
BT - Demonstration of In Situ Down Blending During ZIRCEX Process
ER -