The direct dissolution of voloxidized used nuclear fuel (UNF) into an organic solution-comprised of diluent and specialized extractants-poses a promising alternative to the traditional liquid-liquid solvent extraction approach to reprocessing UNF. However, moving to direct dissolution removes the presence of a concentrated nitric acid aqueous phase, which has been shown to significantly influence the radiolytic longevity of extractants in conventional extraction flowsheets. Given the limited knowledge of radiation effects under direct dissolution conditions, here we present a time-resolved and dose-accumulation study on the impact of direct dissolution conditions on the radiolytic longevity of two candidate butyramide extractants, -di(2-ethylhexyl) butyramide (DEHBA) and -di(2-ethylhexyl)isobutyramide (DEHBA), in pre-equilibrated -dodecane solvent in the presence and absence of process-relevant metal ions, specifically, uranium and rhenium. Loss (DEHBA) and (DEHBA) values were found to be comparable to each other, with an average of 0.37 ± 0.02 μmol J, and to previous data from the γ irradiation of DEHBA and DEHBA under conventional solvent extraction conditions. Rhenium, and by extension technetium, extraction had a modest decrease (∼10%) in the overall radiolytic stability of DEHBA only, despite >2× observed increases in chemical kinetic reactivity of the corresponding complexes with the -dodecane radical cation. Uranium loading, on the other hand, significantly improved the lifetime of both ligands (>30%) under γ irradiation, with a greater stabilization observed for DEHBA over DEHBA. The observed radioprotective effect afforded by uranium loading is fortuitous for the longevity of direct dissolution solvent.
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