David Zirker, an intern in the Advanced Technology of Molten Salts group, will discuss his research of lanthanide separation from uranium via molten zone refinement, which has been performed at the Center for Advanced Energy Studies.
Current actinide recovery techniques, like molten salt electrochemical processing, aim to separate usable actinides from waste fission products, but they create a significant burden of waste products and introduce lanthanide contamination to recycled metallic fuel. Zone refining is an innovative approach to actinide recovery that seeks to rectify this problem.
When: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Where: CAES Auditorium and Microsoft Teams
Meeting ID: 279 841 917 340
Passcode: wVeoYy
CAES’ monthly Codebreaker webinar provides a forum for researchers and students from the CAES universities to address their work, communicate opportunities and challenges to a receptive audience, and increase dialogue among CAES affiliates.
