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Title: Microwave enhanced pyrochemical reactions of PuO{sub 2}, UO{sub 2}, and U{sub 3}O{sub 8}

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OSTI ID:10129642

Experiments in the high level cells at WSRC have established that PuO{sub 2} has an extremely high absorption factor the microwaves: temperatures in excess of 1000{degrees}C were reached in less than 5 minutes with a multi mode, 2450 MHz, 600 watt, microwave oven. In other microwave heating experiments: stoichiometric compositions of PuO{sub 2}-UO{sub 2} were prepared and U{sub 3}O{sub 8} was reduced to U{sub 4}O{sub g}.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
OSTI ID:
10129642
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS-90-330; CONF-910430-27; ON: DE92009548
Resource Relation:
Conference: 93. annual meeting and exposition of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS),Cincinnati, OH (United States),28 Apr - 2 May 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1990]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English