ORGANIC CONTINUOUS CARTRIDGE FOR THE PUREX 2D COLUMN

A nozzle plate cartridge for the extraction section and a mixed plate cartridge containing both stainless steel and fluorothene sieve plates for the scrub section were developed. In 3- and 4-in.-diameter glass columns, these cartridges have a urnnium-extraction efficiency as good as, or better than, the present cartridge; they have a scrubbing efficiency, based on the transfer of chloride ion, which is about the same as the present cartridge. (auth)