Possibility of obtaining Be-10 from spent control rods from fast reactors

Authors
Gornov, MG Gurov, YB Lapushkin, SV Pechkurov, VA Pechkurov, AV Poroshin, NO Shmelev, AN Shchurenkova, TD Moseev, LI Tarasikov, VP
Citation
Mg. Gornov et al., Possibility of obtaining Be-10 from spent control rods from fast reactors, ATOM ENERGY, 89(2), 2000, pp. 668-672
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Emgineering
Journal title
ATOMIC ENERGY
ISSN journal
10634258 → ACNP
Volume
89
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
668 - 672
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-4258(200008)89:2<668:POOBFS>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A method is proposed for obtaining Be-10 from spent fast-reactor control ro ds. The method is characterized by the fact that it is inexpensive and it c an combine the separation of Be-10 with the recovery of expensive B-10. The method has been tested on BN-600 spent control rods. It is shown that in t he process of utilizing wastes from fast reactors it is possible to obtain Be-10 in the amount required for experimental investigations in heavy-ion b eams.