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PROCEDE COEX [1 record]

Record 1 2011-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
DEF

[A] process based on co-extraction and co-precipitation of uranium and plutonium (and usually neptunium) together, as well as a pure uranium stream (eliminating any separation of plutonium on its own).

OBS

It is close to near-term industrial deployment, and allows high MOX performance for both light-water and fast reactors. COEX may have from 20 to 80% uranium in the product, the baseline is 50%.

OBS

The COEX process has been developed by the French nuclear group AREVA and the CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
DEF

Procédé mis au point par la société AREVA et le CEA (Commissariat à l’énergie atomique) pour co-extraire le plutonium et l’uranium.

Spanish

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