IGCAR :Metal Fuel and Pyroprocessing Division

Mandate

Studies on experimental conditioning parameters for injection casting of uranium based alloys
Development of coating technology on quartz moulds for applications in injection casting of uranium based alloys
R&D activities on oxidation behaviour of uranium based alloys
Development of pyroprocessing flow sheet for U-Pu-Zr alloys in lab scale facility
Design and development of process equipment for high temperature electrolysis and distillation of U-Pu-Zr alloys
Design and development of electrodes for electrorefining of U-Zr and U-Pu-Zr alloys
Development of back-end fuel cycle for pyroprocesssing flow sheet
R&D activities on evaluation of lithium zeolites for back-end fuel cycle of pyroprocessing
R&D activities on development of analytical methods for pyroprocessing applications
Development of direct-oxide electro-reduction technology for preparation of uranium and uranium based alloys
R&D activities on evaluation of electrochemical and thermodynamic properties of molten salts containing impurities, actinides and lanthanides
Setting up of laboratory for demonstration of direct-oxide electro-reduction of uranium oxide and pyroprocessing operations using U-Pu-Zr alloy
R&D related to iron-phosphate glass matrices