Preparation of hexavalent americium in nitric acid solution

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Fundamental investigations on preparation of Am(VI) in nitric acid solutions of various concentrations were carried out in order to develop a partitioning method for americium from high level liquid waste generated from the reprocessing of spent fuel. A mixture of ammonium peroxodisulfate and silver nitrate was used as oxidizing reagent. The yields of Am(Vl) were determined as a function of the concentrations of nitric acid (0.01-2 m) and oxidizing reagent (0.1-2 m) and temperature (55-85°C). The yield of Am(VI) decreased with increasing concentration of nitric acid. In 1m nitric acid solution, increasing the concentration of ammonium peroxodisulfate resulted in increased of Am(VI) yield. When 1.5 m ammonium peroxodisulfate and 0.01 M silver nitrate were used, 90% of the americium in 1 M nitric acid solution was oxidized to the hexavalent state at 85°C. © 1995 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Kamoshida, M., Fukasawa, T., & Kawamura, F. (1995). Preparation of hexavalent americium in nitric acid solution. Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 32(8), 779–786. https://doi.org/10.1080/18811248.1995.9731773

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