Fabrication and Dissolution of Americium Plutonium Oxide Fuels

As a part of the research on Gen IV oxide fuels the effect of the minor actinides (americium) on the dissolution behaviour of plutonium oxide has been studied. Two compositions of americium plutonium oxide pellets have been fabricated by powder metallurgy in a glovebox specially designed for work wi...

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Main Authors: de Visser – Týnová Eva, Bruin Jessica, Oud Frank
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Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/02/epjconf_atalante2025_01001.pdf
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description As a part of the research on Gen IV oxide fuels the effect of the minor actinides (americium) on the dissolution behaviour of plutonium oxide has been studied. Two compositions of americium plutonium oxide pellets have been fabricated by powder metallurgy in a glovebox specially designed for work with americium. These fresh pellets have been dissolved in hot nitric acid and hot nitric acid with hydrofluoric acid. After a dissolution of 300 minutes, very limited dissolution of just few percent of the starting material was determined, where the dissolution rate of plutonium oxide is about 100 times lower comparing to americium oxide.
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spelling doaj-art-4b924485b2074f2292d9f9cd342cc1c12025-02-05T10:53:04ZengEDP SciencesEPJ Web of Conferences2100-014X2025-01-013170100110.1051/epjconf/202531701001epjconf_atalante2025_01001Fabrication and Dissolution of Americium Plutonium Oxide Fuelsde Visser – Týnová Eva0Bruin Jessica1Oud Frank2Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG)Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG)Nuclear Research and consultancy Group (NRG)As a part of the research on Gen IV oxide fuels the effect of the minor actinides (americium) on the dissolution behaviour of plutonium oxide has been studied. Two compositions of americium plutonium oxide pellets have been fabricated by powder metallurgy in a glovebox specially designed for work with americium. These fresh pellets have been dissolved in hot nitric acid and hot nitric acid with hydrofluoric acid. After a dissolution of 300 minutes, very limited dissolution of just few percent of the starting material was determined, where the dissolution rate of plutonium oxide is about 100 times lower comparing to americium oxide.https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2025/02/epjconf_atalante2025_01001.pdf
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title Fabrication and Dissolution of Americium Plutonium Oxide Fuels
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title_short Fabrication and Dissolution of Americium Plutonium Oxide Fuels
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