Fig.14-7 Outline of main pyro-reprocessing steps

Fig.14-7 Outline of main pyro-reprocessing steps

Electrochemical reduction:
Oxide spent fuel is reduced to a metal form by the electrochemical procedure in the lithium chloride (LiCl) molten salt.
Electrorefining:
Uranium (U), and plutonium (Pu) were recovered by the electrochemical procedure in lithium chloride-potassium chloride (LiCl-KCl) eutectic molten salt for separating from fission products.
Distillation:
Removal of adhered salt and cadmium from a recovered U, Pu, and U-Pu metal ingot was obtained.
Injection casting:
Injection casting of U, Pu to form a metal fuel.

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