The electrochemical reduction process has been used to reduce spent oxide fuel to a
metallic form using pyroprocessing technology for a closed fuel cycle in combination with a …

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 …

Extraction of oxygen from lunar soil is key to the sustainability of human and robotic
operations on the Moon and would open the path to in-space refuelling with space …

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 …

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 …

This work presents the electrochemical behavior of U 3 O 8 and the formation of Al-U
intermetallics in LiCl-KCl-AlCl 3 melts at 813 K by various electrochemical test methods. The …

Molten mixtures of lithium chloride and metallic lithium are of significant interest in various
metal oxide reduction processes. These solutions have been reported to exhibit seemingly …

The development of an oxygen-evolving inert anode is of crucial importance for the
electrolytic reduction process of nuclear oxide fuels using a LiCl-Li 2 O salt bath. Metal …

Electrochemical reduction of UO 2 in a LiCl-Li 2 O molten salt using a C anode was
investigated. Possible reduction and oxidation reactions were characterized. UO 2 was …

Carbon was investigated as an anode material for electrolytic reduction in pyroprocessing.
UO 2 was successfully reduced to U repeatedly using the carbon anode and the LiCl molten …