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Acidic organophosphorus separation of americium and curium
Unmet Need: Acidic separation of americium from curium for closing fuel cycleThe separation of americium from curium has been a challenging step for completely closing the nuclear fuel cycle. Both elements are most stable in the trivalent oxidation state in acidic solution. Compounding this issue is their nearly identical ionic radii. The identical...
Published: 5/25/2023
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Inventor(s): Joseph Lapka, Ken Nash, Matthew Risenhuber, Jenifer Shafer
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Nuclear Energy, Solvent Extraction
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