Advanced separation techniques for nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste treatment Chemistry of radioactive materials in the nuclear fuel cycle K.L. Nash and J.C. Braley Washington Sate University Physical and chemical properties of actinides in nuclear fuel reprocessing A. Paulenova Oregon State University Chemical engineering for advanced aqueous radioactive material separations S. Arm and C. Phillips EnergySolutions LLC Spectroscopic on line monitoring for process control and safeguarding of radiochemical streams in nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities S.A. Bryan T.G. Levitskaia A.J. Casella J.M. Peterson A.M. Johnsen A.M. Lines and E.M. Thomas Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Safeguards technology for radioactive materials processing and nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities K.M. Goff G.L. Frederickson and D.E. Vaden Idaho National Laboratory Standard and advanced separation: PUREX processes for nuclear fuel reprocessing R.S. Herbst Idaho National Laboratory P. Baron CEA France and M. Nilsson University of California Irvine Alternative separation and extraction: UREX+ processes for actinide and targeted fission product recovery M.C. Regalbuto Argonne National Laboratory Advanced reprocessing for fission product separation and extraction E.D. Collins G.D. Del Cul and B.A. Moyer Oak Ridge National Laboratory Combined processes for high level radioactive waste separations: UNEX and other extraction processes V.N. Romanovsky I.V. Smirnov V.A. Baabain and A. Yu Shadrin Khlopin Radium Institute Russia Nuclear engineering for pyrochemical treatment of spent nuclear fuels T. Koyama Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Japan Development of highly selective compounds for solvent extraction processes: partitioning and transmutations of long lived radionuclides from spent nuclear fuels C. Hill CEA France Developments in the partitioning and transmutation of radioactive waste D.M. Warin CEA Marcoule France Solid phase extraction technology for actinide and lanthanide separations in nuclear fuel reprocessing T.J. Tranter Idaho National Laboratory Emerging separation techniques: supercritical fluid and ionic liquid extraction techniques for nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste treatment C.M. Wai University of Idaho Development of biological treatment processes for the separation and recovery of radioactive wastes E.M.N. Chirwa University of Pretoria South Africa Advanced separations technology is key to closing the nuclear fuel cycle and relieving future generations from the burden of radioactive waste produced by the nuclear power industry. Nuclear fuel reprocessing techniques not only allow for recycling of useful fuel components for further power generation but by also separating out the actinides lanthanides and other fission products produced by the nuclear reaction the residual radioactive waste can be minimized. Indeed the future of the industry relies on the advancement of separation and transmutation technology to ensure environmental protection criticality safety and non proliferation (i.e. security) of radioactive materials by reducing their long term radiological hazard. Advanced separation techniques for nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste treatment provides a reference on nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste treatment. Part one covers the fundamental chemistry engineering and safety of radioactive materials separations processes in the nuclear fuel cycle including coverage of advanced aqueous separations engineering as well as on line monitoring for process control and safeguards technology. While part two reviews the development and application of separation and extraction processes for nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste treatment. The section includes discussions of advanced PUREX processes the UREX+ concept fission product separations and combined systems for simultaneous radionuclide extraction. Part three details emerging and innovative treatment techniques initially reviewing pyrochemical processes and engineering highly selective compounds for solvent extraction and developments in partitioning and transmutation processes that aim to close the nuclear fuel cycle. The book concludes with other advanced techniques such as solid phase extraction supercritical fluid and ionic liquid extraction and biological treatment processes