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creating rhodium and palladium in nuclear reactors
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was looking something up and found this tidbit:
Production in nuclear reactors
Main article: Synthesis of precious metals
Significant quantities of the three light platinum group metals—ruthenium, rhodium and palladium—are formed as fission products in nuclear reactors.[10] With escalating prices and increasing global demand, reactor-produced noble metals are emerging as an alternative source. Various reports are available on the possibility of recovering fission noble metals from spent nuclear fuel.[11][12][13]
10. R. J. Newman, F. J. Smith (1970). "Platinum Metals from Nuclear Fission – an evaluation of their possible use by the industry". Platinum Metals Review 14 (3): 88.
11. Zdenek Kolarik, Edouard V. Renard (2003). "Recovery of Value Fission Platinoids from Spent Nuclear Fuel; PART I: general considerations and basic chemistry". Platinum Metals Review 47 (2): 74.
12. Kolarik, Zdenek; Renard, Edouard V. (2005). "Potential Applications of Fission Platinoids in Industry". Platinum Metals Review 49 (2): 79. doi:10.1595/147106705X35263.
13. Zdenek Kolarik, Edouard V. Renard (2003). "Recovery of Value Fission Platinoids from Spent Nuclear Fuel; PART II: Separation process". Platinum Metals Review 47 (3): 123.
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Production in nuclear reactors
Main article: Synthesis of precious metals
Significant quantities of the three light platinum group metals—ruthenium, rhodium and palladium—are formed as fission products in nuclear reactors.[10] With escalating prices and increasing global demand, reactor-produced noble metals are emerging as an alternative source. Various reports are available on the possibility of recovering fission noble metals from spent nuclear fuel.[11][12][13]
10. R. J. Newman, F. J. Smith (1970). "Platinum Metals from Nuclear Fission – an evaluation of their possible use by the industry". Platinum Metals Review 14 (3): 88.
11. Zdenek Kolarik, Edouard V. Renard (2003). "Recovery of Value Fission Platinoids from Spent Nuclear Fuel; PART I: general considerations and basic chemistry". Platinum Metals Review 47 (2): 74.
12. Kolarik, Zdenek; Renard, Edouard V. (2005). "Potential Applications of Fission Platinoids in Industry". Platinum Metals Review 49 (2): 79. doi:10.1595/147106705X35263.
13. Zdenek Kolarik, Edouard V. Renard (2003). "Recovery of Value Fission Platinoids from Spent Nuclear Fuel; PART II: Separation process". Platinum Metals Review 47 (3): 123.
Interesting! Alchemy lives!
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Did my fair share of reactor "refueling," the removal, disposal and replacement of spent fuel rods which are the most radioactive source found in a reactor. I would not want to be close to any item taken from a spent fuel rod. Exposure is minimized by using shielded containment and containers to handle and store the rods, never exposing workers directly to them.
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BWRs also inject platinum and rhodium into the reactors intentionally, to help reduce corrosive conditions.
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