Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Actinide and rare earth drawdown system for molten salt recycle
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Application No.: US15206914Application Date: 2016-07-11
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Publication No.: US10550489B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: James L. Willit , Magdalena M. Tylka , Mark A. Williamson , Stanley G. Wiedmeyer , Javier Figueroa
- Applicant: James L. Willit , Magdalena M. Tylka , Mark A. Williamson , Stanley G. Wiedmeyer , Javier Figueroa
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
- Current Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Cherskov Flaynik & Gurda, LLC
- Main IPC: C25C3/34
- IPC: C25C3/34 ; C25C7/06 ; C25C7/00 ; C25D3/66

Abstract:
A method for recycling molten salt from electrorefining processes, the method having the steps of collecting actinide metal using a first plurality of cathodes from an electrolyte bath, collecting rare earths metal using a second plurality of cathodes from the electrolyte bath, inserting the collected actinide metal and uranium into the bath, and chlorinating the inserted actinide metal and uranium. Also provided is a system for recycling molten salt, the system having a vessel adapted to receive and heat electrolyte salt, a first plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, a second plurality of cathodes adapted to be removably inserted into the vessel, an anode positioned within the vessel so as to be coaxially aligned with the vessel, and a vehicle for inserting uranium into the salt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180010256A1 ACTINIDE AND RARE EARTH DRAWDOWN SYSTEM FOR MOLTEN SALT RECYCLE Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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