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Title: STUDIES IN THE MgUO$sub 3$-MgUO$sub 4$ SYSTEM

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4815211

Magnesium uranate was prepared by standard solid-state synthetlc techniques and decomposition pressures were measured between 1800 and 2500 deg F. At oxygen contents less than MgUO/sub 3.5/ a solid solution of fluorite structure is found. Above MgUO/sub 3.75/ the orthorhombic magnesium uranate phase is observed. The two phases are in equilibrium in air at 2300 deg F. The heat of solution of O/sub 2/ in the fluorite phase is 45 kilocalories mole-i and the heat of the reaction MgUO/sub 3.5 plus or minus /+ 0.120/sub 2/ MgU/sub 3.75/ is 83.3 kilocalories mole/sup (O/sub 2/). (auth)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Dept., Cincinnati
DOE Contract Number:
AT(11-1)-171
NSA Number:
NSA-16-022046
OSTI ID:
4815211
Report Number(s):
DC-61-6-13
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English