Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation

MITO CITY, Japan
11-13 September 1996

Publication date: 1997

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Table of Contents

Session 1

Chairman: Prof. Y. Fuji-ie, co-chairman: Dr. T. Mukaiyama

Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Y. Fuji-ie

Opening Remarks
G.H. Stevens

Recent Topics in the Field of Radioactive Waste Management in Japan
T. Arimoto

Research Activities of the European Commission on New Fuel Cycle Concepts
M. Hugon

IAEA Activity on Partitioning & Transmutation of Actinides & Fission Products
A. Grigoriev, V. Arkhipov

EFTTRA Irradiation Experiments for the Development of Fuels and Targets for Transmutation
J.F. Babelot, R. Conrad, H. Gruppelaar, G. Mühling, C. Prunier, M. Salvatores, G. Vambenepe

A Comparative Systems-Analysis Approach on Fuel Cycles with Partitioning and Transmutation
L.H. Baetslé

Transmutation: Physics and Strategies
M. Salvatores, A. Zaetta


Session 2

Chairman: Prof. M. Salvatores

The French Partitioning-Transmutation Programme, Assets and Prospects
M. Viala, M. Salvatores, H. Mouney

Partitioning & Transmutation Programme "OMEGA" at JAERI
T. Mukaiyama, M. Kubota, T. Takizuka, Y. Suzuki, T. Ogawa, T. Osugi, M. Mizumoto

Partitioning & Transmutation of Nuclear Waste: the Dutch Ras Programme and its Relation to International Studies
R.J.M. Konings, H. Gruppelaar, E.H.P. Cordfunke, J. Prij

Transmutation of Transuranics: Neutronics, Actinides Balance, Safety and Fuel Provision Aspects
N.S. Rabotnov

Advanced Fuel Recycle System Concept to Realize Minor Actinides Recycle
I. Nakajima, H. Ojima, S. Nomura, T. Kawata

Scenarios of Plutonium and Minor Actinide Management at Equilibrium
M. Delpech, J.P. Grouiller. M. Salvatores, J. Tommasi, A. Zaetta, A. Haristur, H. Mouney, M. Rome


Session 3

Chairman: Dr. P. Wydler

Feasibility Studies on MA and FP Transmutation in Fast Reactors
T. Wakabayashi, N. Higano

Transmutation of Technetium in the Petten HFR: A Comparison of Measurements and Calculations
J.L. Kloosterman, J.A. Hendriks, R.J.M. Konings

Studies on Accelerator-Driven Transmutation at JAERI
T. Takizuka, T. Nishida, T. Sasa, H. Takada, M. Mizumoto

A Study on the Transmutation Capability of Accelerator-Driven System
W.S. Park, H.S. Shin, T.Y. Song

Research & Development of Nitride Fuel Cycle for TRU Burning
Y. Suzuki, T. Ogawa, T. Osugi, Y. Arai, T. Mukaiyama

Constraints of the Fabrication of Americium Oxide Targets
A. Renard, A. La Fuente, S. Pilate, A. Harislur, M. Mouney, M. Rome


Session 4

Chairman: Dr. L.H. Baetslé

Molten Salt Electrorefining to Separate Transuranium Elements from Rare Earth Elements
T. Hijikata, Y. Sakamura, T. Inoue, T. Storvick, R. Gay

Products & Wastes from Four Group Partitioning Process Developed in JAERI
M. Kubota, Y. Morita

Selective Extraction and Transport of Caesium with Calix[4]Arenes Crown from Radioactive Liquid Wastes
J.F. Dozol, N. Simon, V. Lamare, S. Eymard, B. Tournois, H. Rouquette, M. Lecomte, M. Masson, C. Viallesoubranne

Partitioning of Minor Actinides from Rare Earths by Solvent Extraction with DI(2-Ethyl Hexyl) Phosphoric Acid
H.B. Yang, J.G. Lim, J.H. Yoo

Pyrometallurgical Processing Technology Development
T. Koyama, M. Iizuka, H. Tanaka

Minor Actinide Separation: Recent Advances at the CEA
A. Leudet, B. Boullis, C. Madic

The State of the Art on Nuclides Separation in High Level Liquid Wastes by Truex Process
M. Ozawa, Y. Koma, Y. Tanaka, S. Shikakura

The Comparative Characteristics of Methods Partitioning HLW in Russia for Transmutation of Radionuclides
I.V. Moukhine, V.S. Smelov

Development of Pyrometallurgical Partitioning Technology of Long-Lived Nuclides - Development of Salt Wastes Treatment Technology
Y. Sakamura, T. Inoue, T. Shimizu, K. Kobayashi


Session 5A

Chairman: Dr. J. Kloosterman

Status of the PNC High Power Electron Accelerator
T. Emoto, Y.L. Wang, S. Toyama, M. Nomura, H. Takei, K. Hirano, Y. Yamazaki

Status of the High Intensity Proton Linear Accelerator Development in JAERI
J. Kusano, M. Mizumoto, K. Hasegawa, N. Ito, H. Oguri, K. Mukugi, Y. Touchi, H. Ino

Code Development and Design Study on Accelerator-Driven Transmutation Research at JAERI
T. Nishida, T. Sasa, T. Takizuka, H. Takada, K. Tsujimoto

Analysis of Reaction Rate Distributions on a Thick Tungsten Target Bombarded with Protons of 0.8 to 1.2 GEV
H. Takada, S. Meigo, T. Sasa, T. Fukahori, V.I. Belyakov-Bodin, G.I. Krupny, Yu.E. Titarenko

Nuclear Measurement Activities of PNC for Transmutation of Fission Products
H. Harada, S. Nakamura, Y. Shigetome, T. Katoh

Recent Measurements of Fission Neutron Yields Data of Minor Actinides
H. Oigawa, N. Shinohara, T. Mukaiyama, H.H. Saleh, T.A. Parish, W.H. Miller, S. Raman

Properties of Neptunium-Plutonium Mixed Nitride Solid Solutions
Y. Arai, K. Nakajima, Y. Suzuki

Nitride-Forming Behaviour in Liquid Cadmium-Uranium-Lanthanides Alloys
M. Akabori, A. Itoh, T. Ogawa


Session 5B

Chairman: Mr. M. Hugon

Recovery of Valuable Metals from High-Level Radioactive Waste
M. Myochin, K. Kosugi, Y. Wada

Partitioning Test Facility Constructed in NUCEF
Y. Morita, I. Yamaguchi, T. Fujiwara, K. Mizoguchi, M. Kubota

Enhancement of Confinement Capability of Long-Lived Nuclides in a Simplified Fuel Cycle
S. Fujine, G. Uchiyama, T. Kihara, T. Asakura, T. Sakurai, M. Maeda

Super High Temperature Method, (Reprocessing)-Separation-Conditioning-(Disposal)
M. Horie

Basic Study of Photochemistry for Application to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technology
Y. Wada, S. Sasaki, H. Tomiyasu

Summary of Session 1
Summary of Session 2
Summary of Session 3
Summary of Session 4
Summary of Session 5A
Summary of Session 5B
Summary of the Meeting


List of Participants

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