Development of a glove box-adaptable continuous precipitation and sedimentation system for plutonium reconversion: experimental evaluation of precipitator performance
Journal: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Year: 2025

A glove box-adaptable continuous precipitation and sedimentation system, comprising a stirred-tank precipitator and a thickener-clarifier, was developed for the plutonium(IV) oxalate process. This article reports the design aspects of the system and the experimental evaluation of the precipitator using a non-radioactive surrogate, cerium(III). Experimental results revealed the interdependence of impeller speed and residence time in controlling particle size and achieving steady-state operation.