EQUIPMENT FOR DISSOLUTION OF NUCLEAR FUEL Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: reprocessing of nuclear fuel. SUBSTANCE: equipment for dissolution of nuclear fuel includes vertical chamber 1 and dissolution chamber 2 coupled by pipe-line and devices 3 for supply of gas. Equipment has chamber 5 for emulsification of solution and additional dissolution chamber 6. Bottom of emulsification chamber 5 is coupled to bottom of pressure chamber 1 by pipe-line 7 and additional dissolution chamber 6 is placed in row with main dissolution chamber 2 and is connected with it and with emulsification chamber 5 by pipe-lines 8 and 9. Point 10 of connection of chamber 1 with pipe-line 4 of main chamber is located above point 11 of connection of emulsification chamber with pipe-line 9 from additional dissolution chamber 6. Device 3 for supply of gas is fitted with dispersing means 12 arranged in lower part of emulsification chamber. EFFECT: enhanced operational efficiency. 1 dwg