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The Truex Process: A Vital Tool for Disposal of U.S. Defense Nuclear Waste

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New Separation Chemistry Techniques for Radioactive Waste and Other Specific Applications

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The TRUEX (TRansUranium EXtraction) process is a generic actinide extraction/recovery process for the removal of all actinides from acidic nitrate and chloride nuclear waste solutions. Because of its high efficiency and flexibility and its compatibility with existing process facilities, TRUEX has now become a vital tool for the disposal of certain U. S. defense nuclear waste.

The development of TRUEX is closely coupled to the development of *bifunctional extracants belonging to the carbamoylphosphoryl class and CMPO in particular. A brief review of the development of CMPO and its relationship to other bifunctional and monofunctional extradants is presented. The effect of TBP on CMPO, the selectivity of CMPO for actinides extracted from acidic nitrate media, the influence of diluents on CMPO behavior and 3rd phase formation, and the radiolysis/hydrolysis of CMPO and subsequent solvent cleanup will be highlighted.

Application of TRUEX in the chemical pretreatment of specific nuclear waste streams and a summary of the current status of development and deployment of TRUEX is presented.

Work performed under the auspices of the Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, U. S. Department of Energy, under contract number W-31-109-ENG-38.

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Horwitz, E.P., Schulz, W.W. (1991). The Truex Process: A Vital Tool for Disposal of U.S. Defense Nuclear Waste. In: Cecille, M.L., Casarci, M., Pietrelli, L. (eds) New Separation Chemistry Techniques for Radioactive Waste and Other Specific Applications. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3654-9_5

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