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Growth beyond megawatts
Hash Hashemianpresident@ans.org
When talking about growth in the nuclear sector, there can be a somewhat myopic focus on increasing capacity from year to year. Certainly, we all feel a degree of excitement when new projects are announced, and such announcements are undoubtedly a reflection of growth in the field, but it’s important to keep in mind that growth in nuclear has many metrics and takes many forms.
Nuclear growth—beyond megawatts—also takes the form of increasing international engagement. That engagement looks like newcomer countries building their nuclear sectors for the first time. It also looks like countries with established nuclear sectors deepening their connections and collaborations. This is one of the reasons I have been focused throughout my presidency on bringing more international members and organizations into the fold of the American Nuclear Society.
Satyabrata Mishra, Vishnu Anand P, Gnanasoundari J, Rajeev R, Desigan N, Venkatesan K A
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 199 | Number 6 | June 2025 | Pages 988-999
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295639.2024.2398358
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Tri-iso-amyl phosphate (TiAP) is being proposed as a suitable alternate to tri-butyl phosphate mainly for the reprocessing of high-Pu-content spent fuel from fast reactors. After its use in a few cycles, the solvent has to be categorized as organic waste, which needs further treatment and disposal. Toward this, systematic studies have been carried out on the alkaline hydrolysis of TiAP in n-dodecane (n-DD) using sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The experiments were carried out in a stainless steel autoclave with a reactor vessel having a 1 L processing capacity. The parameters, such as mixing intensity, temperature, aqueous-to-organic phase volume ratio, and initial NaOH concentration, that can affect the kinetics of the hydrolysis reaction were studied. During each experiment, the TiAP concentration in the organic phase decreased steadily with time followed by a sudden decrease, which could be due to the autocatalytic hydrolysis of TiAP. After the completion of the hydrolysis reaction, the organic phase was mainly n-DD with iso-amyl alcohol, suggesting complete hydrolysis of TiAP to its aqueous-soluble hydrolysis products. Based on the studies, it was observed that temperature and initial NaOH concentration, among other parameters, highly influence the rate of hydrolysis of TiAP.