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Monte Elmore

Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Projects

Evaluation of Ni-Plated Zircaloy Getter Surface Characteristics

Lead Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Mark Engelhard
The Tritium Target Program (TTP) uses getter tubes made of nickel-plated Zircaloy (NPZ) to contain tritium as it is generated in burnable absorber rods. The NPZ getters meet the applicable…

Tungsten analysis as a surrogate for Uranium in ash.

Lead Institution
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Principal Investigator
Andrew Schmidt
Project type
Exploratory Research
Research in support of K-basin sludge processing. Simulated sludge is processed using tungsten as a surrogate uranium. The process show tungsten separation and concentration. To eventually allow…