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ELECTROMETALLURGICAL APPROACH FOR TREATING DOE SPENT NUCLEAR
FUEL PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROMETALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY
FOR TREATMENTOF DOE SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL Argonne National
Laboratory A total of approximately 2,700 metric tons of spent
nuclear fuel has accumulated within the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) complex. This government-owned fuel was used in a
variety of nuclear reactors, including reactors for the
production of national defense materials, experimental and
research reactors, and commercial reactors. Although the quan