Pyroprocessing of spent nuclear fuel requires fuel rod decladding, oxide reduction, electrorefining, salt distillation, and cathode processing. The…
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
March 14, 2019
minute read time
Pyroprocessing of spent nuclear fuel requires fuel rod decladding, oxide reduction, electrorefining, salt distillation, and cathode processing. The high temperatures (>500°C), limited accessibility, and corrosive environments in each step present challenges for material accountancy and process monitoring. The Idaho National Laboratory researches sensor technologies to satisfy the material accountancy and process monitoring requirements for commercial implementation of electrochemical treatment of spent nuclear fuel.