CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY NEW CURIE AWARD CONTROL NUMBER: 2691-1517 TITLE: RADIOISOTOPE CAPTURE INTENSIFICATION USING ROTATING PACKED BED CONTACTORS THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND TEST PROCESS-INTENSIFYING ROTATING PACKED BED CONTACTORS (RPBS) DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP FOR USED NUCLEAR FUEL (UNF) REPROCESSING. REPROCESSING UNF FROM LIGHT WATER REACTORS WITH CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY IS COST-PROHIBITIVE DUE TO THE HIGH CAPITAL COSTS OF NEW REPROCESSING FACILITIES AND COMPARATIVELY LOW COST OF MINED URANIUM.