High-Temperature Viscosity Measurement of LiCl-KCl Molten Salts Comprising Actinides and Lanthanides

E-mail: kjy@kaeri.re.krReceived August 1, 2012, Accepted August 20, 2012Key Words : Pyrochemical process, High-temperature viscosity measurement, LiCl-KCl eutectic, Uranium,LanthanidesPyrochemical process dealing with high-temperature LiCl-KCl molten salts comprising trivalent ions of actinides andlanthanides have been extensively investigated since it hassome advantages over the conventional wet chemical pro-cesses with respect to the volume reduction of the nuclearwastes, the recycling of spent fuels, the nuclear non-proliferation resistance, etc.