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Title: SEPARATION OF PLUTONIUM FROM URANIUM

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4175685

A process is described for extracting plutonium from powdered neutron- irradiated urarium metal by contacting the latter, while maintaining it in the solid form, with molten magnesium which takes up the plutonium and separating the molten magnesium from the solid uranium.

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-14-007480
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2917382
OSTI ID:
4175685
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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