PUREXprosessissa
PUREXprosessissa, or the Plutonium Uranium Redox Extraction process, is a widely used industrial-scale process for the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. Its primary purpose is to separate uranium and plutonium from fission products and other actinides present in the fuel. The process was developed in the United States in the 1940s and has since been adopted by many countries with civilian nuclear power programs.
The PUREX process utilizes a solvent extraction method, typically employing tributyl phosphate (TBP) dissolved in a
Subsequent steps involve the separation of uranium from plutonium. This is achieved by altering the oxidation