Progress is reported on a program to develop an InP/CdS polycrystalline thin film solar cell. The plasma deposition system was completed and a number of depositions of InP were made with the indium transported into the reaction zone via the vapor phase transport of indium chloride. Amorphous film of InP were obtained when the substrate was at room temperature. Substrate temperatures above approximately 200/sup 0/C resulted in polycrystalline films. Junctions were formed in n-type InP by diffusion of Cd using a sealed tube technique. (WHK)

The processes are extremely compact. The process reagents are highly resistant to radiation damage and, therefore, can be used to handle short-cooled, highly concentrated waste with negligible degradation. Most reagents can be recycled back through the process many times, thereby minimizing the generation of waste products, and also reducing the process cost. Fission-product wastes are discharged from the process as concentrated, solid wastes, typically in a metal matrix suitable for permanent disposal. Long cooling periods are not needed prior to conversion to a suitable waste form. The recovered actinides are obtained as metals and cen be easily stored or shipped. Pyrochemical processing of nuclear fuels should be considered as a second generation technology.

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