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Byungkuk Lee,Seungchul Yang,Dongyong Kwak,Hyunkwang Jo,Youngwoo Lee,Youngmoon Bae,Jayhyung Lee Korean Nuclear Society 2023 Nuclear Engineering and Technology Vol.55 No.6
The existing wet reconversion processes for the recovery of scraps generated in manufacturing of nuclear fuel are complex and require several unit operation steps. In this study, it is attempted to simplify the recovery process of high-quality fuel-grade UO<sub>2</sub> powder. A novel wet reconversion process for uranyl nitrate hexahydrate solution is suggested by using a newly developed pulsed fluidized bed reactor, and the resultant chemical characteristics are evaluated for the intermediate ammonium uranate hydrate product and subsequently converted UO<sub>2</sub> powder, as well as the compliance with nuclear fuel specifications and advantages over existing wet processes. The UO<sub>2</sub> powder obtained by the suggested process improved fuel pellet properties compared to those derived from the existing wet conversion processes. Powder performance tests revealed that the produced UO<sub>2</sub> powder satisfies all specifications required for fuel pellets, including the sintered density, increase in re-sintered density, and grain size. Therefore, the processes described herein can aid realizing a simplified manufacturing process for nuclear-grade UO<sub>2</sub> powders that can be used for nuclear power generation.