Spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from modern light water or thermal reactors containing uranium
oxide with small concentrations of plutonium and other actinide oxides is converted into …

Extensive research and process development has been conducted on the electrolytic
reduction of actinide oxides in molten LiCl-Li 2 O. It is now accepted that the reduction of …

This paper reports the direct separation of U from lanthanides (Ln) in oxide mixtures in LiCl-
KCl eutectic, a method that could simplify the pyrometallurgical reprocessing of UO 2-based …

The impurities of coal plague its values not only for fuels but also for preparing functional
carbon materials. Herein, we aim to develop a clean and one-step strategy to prepare …

Microplasma based on glow discharge could act as a non-contact gaseous electrode and
has attracted much attention in both fundamental research and application. Herein, with …

Platinum anodes are widely used for metal oxides reduction in LiCl–Li 2 O, however high-
cost and low-corrosion resistance hinder their implementation. NiO–Li 2 O ceramics is an …

Traditionally, the dissolution of UO 2-based spent fuels in molten chlorides is difficult and
usually conducted under strict controlling environment. Here, we report a particularly simple …

U 3 O 8, the most stable state of uranium oxides, is a key intermediate compound for
pyroprocessing of used nuclear fuel. However, compared to UO 2, the electro-deoxidation …

Finding technical issues associated with equipment scale-up is an important subject for the
investigation of pyroprocessing. In this respect, electrolytic reduction of 1 kg UO 2, a unit …

A parametric study of the electrolytic reduction of uranium dioxide in molten lithium chloride–
lithium oxide using carbon anodes was conducted to determine the operational parameter …