Purex

Noun

Meaning

Purex (uncountable)

A chemical method used to purify fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons, based on liquid–liquid extraction ion-exchange.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A truncated PUREX type extraction process would be one possible method of making the separation. Source: Internet

Ojovan, M. I. and Lee, W.E. (2005) An Introduction to Nuclear Waste Immobilisation, Elsevier, Amsterdam, p. 315 Currently at Sellafield the high-level waste ( PUREX first cycle raffinate ) is mixed with sugar and then calcined. Source: Internet

The liquid left after plutonium–uranium extraction ( PUREX ) contains a high concentration of technetium as TcOmain but almost all of this is technetium-99, not technetium-99m. Source: Internet

The plant used the PUREX process and was designed by the American firm Vitro International. Source: Internet

Owned by publicly traded Acasata Enterprises, has previously listed Henkel's Sunlight, All and Purex brands as competitors. Source: Internet

Purex has more than 30 years of experience in supplying fume extraction solutions across a wide range of industries. Source: Internet

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