Invention report process for separation of uranium isotopes
Abstract
A new concept for separation of the isotopes of uranium has been developed. The invention consists of a new process with essentially no moving parts. The new process is called the Ionized Vapor Process and is described in this report.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 10155249
- Report Number(s):
- BNWL-CC-687
ON: DE94012871
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Declassified; PBD: 7 Jun 1966
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; URANIUM ISOTOPES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; INVENTIONS; VAPORS; URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE; IONIZATION; 070100; 400202; PHYSICAL ISOTOPE SEPARATION; ISOTOPE EFFECTS, ISOTOPE EXCHANGE, AND ISOTOPE SEPARATION
Citation Formats
Brownell, L.E.. Invention report process for separation of uranium isotopes. United States: N. p., 1966.
Web. doi:10.2172/10155249.
Brownell, L.E.. Invention report process for separation of uranium isotopes. United States. doi:10.2172/10155249.
Brownell, L.E.. Tue .
"Invention report process for separation of uranium isotopes". United States.
doi:10.2172/10155249. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10155249.
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title = {Invention report process for separation of uranium isotopes},
author = {Brownell, L.E.},
abstractNote = {A new concept for separation of the isotopes of uranium has been developed. The invention consists of a new process with essentially no moving parts. The new process is called the Ionized Vapor Process and is described in this report.},
doi = {10.2172/10155249},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1966},
month = {Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1966}
}
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