CPC G21C 19/46 (2013.01) [G21F 9/007 (2013.01); G21F 9/308 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A single integrated system for recycling used nuclear fuel (UNF) emerging from a reactor comprising:
a decladding vessel separating fuel pellets from nuclear fuel rods via oxidation to produce U3O8;
a fluorination vessel coupled to the decladding vessel to remove hexafluorides from the U3O8 produced by the decladding vessel; and
an electrowinning vessel coupled to the fluorination vessel removing plutonium and actinides via electrowinning.
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