This thesis presents a feasibility study of a thorium fueled thermal spectrum breeder-burner reactor that operates without chemical reprocessing. Materials were evaluated for their potential as moderators using standard analytical methods. These materials were then used as moderators to evaluate criticality and enrichment in an infinite fuel pin lattice. The...
The amine extraction process is evaluated for pulse column
operation. A 0.1 M solution of Primene JM-T (a commercial mixture
of tertiary-alkyl primary amines) in a kerosene-base diluent is
the extractant for thorium feed in aqueous acidic sulfate solutions.
Equilibrium isotherms at room temperature are presented at
aqueous acidities of...