Recent achievements in the development of partitioning processses of minor actinides from nuclear wastes obtained in the frame of the NEWPART European Programme (1996–1999)

Several DIAMEX and SANEX processes were developed and successfully tested with cold, spiked and genuine high active effluents. The research carried out also included basic and fundamental work in order to better understand the relationships between the structures of the extractants and their affinities for the target metal ions. The lecture will highlight both the basic and applied aspects of the research.