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Figure 7. Schematic flow of the countercurrent bath extraction method<br />

Stage #1 Stage #2 Stage #3<br />

Step #n<br />

Step #n+1<br />

Step #n+2<br />

Step #n+3<br />

Step #n+4<br />

Salt with<br />

TRUs, REs<br />

TRUs<br />

recovered<br />

into Bi<br />

Salt with<br />

TRUs, REs<br />

TRUs<br />

recovered<br />

into Bi<br />

Bi-Li<br />

Treated salt<br />

Bi-Li<br />

Treated salt<br />

An initial salt phase is introduced into stage #1 and recovered as waste from stage #3. The Bi<br />

phase with Li is introduced into stage #3 and recovered as product from stage #1.<br />

Figure 8 shows the separation factors of Ce and Gd against Y obtained during three stages at<br />

773K.<br />

Figure 8. Separation factors of Ce and Gd vs. Y<br />

1.00E-02<br />

Ce<br />

Gd<br />

1.00E-03<br />

1.00E-04<br />

1.00E-05<br />

1.00E-06<br />

1 2 3 4 5<br />

Step number<br />

322

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