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JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
Volume 432, Issue 1-3, Pages 175-181Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.08.005
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- Nuclear Research & Development Program of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF)
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2012M2A8A5025697] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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A boron doped diamond thin film electrode was employed as an inert anode to replace a platinum electrode in a conventional electrolytic reduction process for UO2 reduction in Li2O-LiCl molten salt at 650 degrees C. The molten salt was changed into Li2O-LiCl-KCl to decrease the operation temperature to 550 degrees C at which the boron doped diamond was chemically stable. The potential for oxygen evolution on the boron doped diamond electrode was determined to be approximately 2.2 V vs. a Li-Pb reference electrode whereas that for Li deposition was around -0.58 V. The density of the anodic current was low compared to that of the cathodic current. Thus the potential of the cathode might not reach the potential for Li deposition if the surface area of the cathode is too wide compared to that of the anode. Therefore, the ratio of the surface areas of the cathode and anode should be precisely controlled. Because the reduction of UO2 is dependent on the reaction with Li, the deposition of Li is a prerequisite in the reduction process. In a consecutive reduction run, it was proved that the boron doped diamond could be employed as an inert anode. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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