Feasibility studies for the detection of third phase during reprocessing of fast reactor fuel

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Sahoo, Pradeep

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Publication Details

Author list: Subbuthai S, Ananthanarayanan R, Sahoo P, Rao AN, Rao RVS

Publisher: Springer Verlag (Germany) / Akadémiai Kiadó

Place: DORDRECHT

Publication year: 2012

Journal: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (0236-5731)

Journal acronym: J RADIOANAL NUCL CH

Volume number: 292

Issue number: 2

Start page: 879

End page: 883

Number of pages: 5

ISSN: 0236-5731

eISSN: 1588-2780

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

A conductometric technique for the determination of third phase, a phase formed by splitting of organic phase during malfunction in operation, during reprocessing of fast reactor fuel using a high resolution conductivity monitoring instrument with pulsating sensor developed in-house was tested. Initial studies were carried lout in laboratory using uranous salt solutions (U4+) in various synthetic samples containing different aqueous (A) to organic (O) phase ratios (A/O). Results show that there is appreciable increase in conductivity of third phase solution compared to the other organic phase (similar to 100 to similar to 300 times higher). Such a large change in conductivity in third phase with respect to the other organic phase can be used as a deciding parameter to give first hand information about the occurrence of third phase.

Keywords

Conductometric technique, Fuel reprocessing, pulsating sensor, Third phase formation

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