Method for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and centrifugal extractor therefor

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12533605

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A spent nuclear fuel is reprocessed by dissolving a spent nuclear fuel in an aqueous nitric acid solution and separating and recovering nuclides contained in the resulting fuel solution by solvent extraction. A spent nuclear fuel reprocessing method includes: an electrolytic valence adjustment step in which nuclides contained in the fuel solution is electrolytically reduced without removing fission products or minor actinides until valence of plutonium is at a level at which solvent extraction efficiency is low by using the valence of plutonium contained in the fuel solution as a parameter; and a nuclide separation step in which, by using an extraction solvent which extracts uranium contained in the fuel solution, uranium is distributed from the fuel solution subjected to the electrolytic valence adjustment step to the extraction solvent.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAMINATO-KU TOKYO

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Fujita, Reiko Nerima-Ku, JP 15 56
Fuse, Kouki Ota-Ku, JP 3 6
Mizuguchi, Koji Kawasaki, JP 24 21
Nakamura, Hitoshi Yokohama, JP 260 2790
Tanaka, Nobuhiko Yokohama, JP 28 319
Utsunomiya, Kazuhiro Yokohama, JP 6 32

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