Use of High-Frequency Fields for Centrifugal Separation of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Resumo

The possibility of using a rotating magnetic field in a low-frequency direct-flow plasma centrifuge for separating spent nuclear fuel is studied. Estimates of the separative effect in a model binary mixture with atomic mass 120 and 240 were made for concrete values of the parameters of the setup and the properties of rf-discharge plasma. The hydrodynamic parameters of the rotating and expanding plasma column, the separative effect, and the capacity of the setup are obtained.