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Acetohydroxamic acid (AHA) is a novel salt-free reagent used for the separation of Pu and Np from U in the advanced Purex process. This paper reports the gamma-ray damage of AHA in HNO3 and its radiolytic product. For 0.2 mol L-1 AHA in 0.2-2.0 mol L-1 HNO3 irradiated at a dose of 5-25 kGy, the radiolytic rate of AHA is 6.63-77.5%, and it increases with the HNO3 concentration and absorbed dose. The main radiolytic gases are N2O and H-2, with volume fractions of (0.500-16.2) x 10(-2) and (1.30-11.8) x 10(-3), respectively, and they increase with the absorbed dose; the H-2 volume fraction decreases with increasing HNO3 concentration. The main liquid radiolytic products are CH3COOH and HNO2, and their concentrations are (3.40-19.7) x 10(-2) and (0.200-4.80) x 10(-3) mol L-1, respectively, which increase with the HNO3 concentration. Since a significant concentration of HNO2 is present in the irradiated AHA-HNO3 solution, a holding reductant must be used to destroy HNO2 and stabilize Pu(III) and Np(V) when AHA is applied for the separation of Pu and Np from U.
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NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNIQUES
ISSN: 1001-8042
CN: 31-1559/TL
Year: 2018
Issue: 2
Volume: 29
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JCR Journal Grade:3
CAS Journal Grade:4
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