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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 2009 |
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<mark>Journal</mark> | Radiochimica Acta |
Issue number | 4-5 |
Volume | 97 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 219-222 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
Hydroxamic acids are promising complexant based alternatives to the reductant (U4+ or Fe2+) based selective stripping of Np (and Pu) from a uranium loaded 30% TBP/OK solvent during the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuels. Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) has the benefits of being both a reductant and complexant that efficiently strips Np (and Pu) from solvent phase without adding salt wastes to actinide separation processes. To model these processes, an understanding of Np-hydroxamate chemistry in aqueous and organic solvent is necessary. Three aspects of this system are discussed.